The story of 2 sisters, Anne and Claire, who were very close growing up in NYC. When Anne, the older sister, marries a controlling, abusive man she separates herself from Claire and her mother. When Claire steps in to try and protect Anne as she is being attacked by her husband, she ends up in prison for 2 years. Anne turns against her sister and sides with her husband who takes her and the children to his native Denmark as a further way of isolating and controlling them. Now almost 20 years later, the 2 sisters have not spoken. Anne’s 20 year-old daughter turns up at Claire’s door in NYC and more family secrets slowly are revealed.
