Ninety-year-old Marta regains control of her finances from her covetous and quarrelsome family, who want to sell her house with its award winning garden. Brent, Marta's beloved grandson, hires widow Clarissa to write Marta's memoirs. Over the objections of the family, Clarissa and her six-year-old daughter Amanda, come to live with Marta. The three develop a special rapport. Although Clarissa and Brent are drawn to each other, tragedy strikes and causes complications with surprising results.
Ninety-year-old Marta regains control of her finances from her covetous and quarrelsome family, who want to sell her house with its award winning garden. Brent, Marta's beloved grandson, hires widow Clarissa to write Marta's memoirs. Over the objections of the family, Clarissa and her six-year-old daughter Amanda, come to live with Marta. The three develop a special rapport. Although Clarissa and Brent are drawn to each other, tragedy strikes and causes complications with surprising results.