Inasmall,blue-collartowninPennsylvania,a32-year-oldwoman’steendaughtergoesmissingandsheislefttoraiseherinfantgrandsonalone.Thestoryistoldoverthecourseof11years,fromthetimeherdaughtervanishes,throughthethetrials-and-tribulationsofsubsequentyearslookingforclosure,leadingupthelong-awaiteddiscoveryofthetruth.

The story focuses on a middle-school math teacher Olive and her relationship with Henry which spans 25 years over the four parts. It is based on Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.