
Hannah,akind-heartedtownie,findsherselftornbytheinfluencesandopinionsofthosearoundher.Shespendsherdayscaringforheragingfatheranddoingvariousoddjobsaroundherhometown.Shehasasmallcircleoffriendsandmaintainsaquiet,contentedexistencebeingusefulinhercommunity,whichincludesacharmingmovietheaterattendant,agruffRussianmechanic,andherhippieuncle,whosemidnightradioshowmonologuescomfortthelonelyandlost.Paul,Hannah’sdrivenandcareer-orientedolderbrother,hasrecentlymovedtotheareatobecloserwithhisfamily.Afterapleasantstarttohisfirststaywithhisfamilyinmanyyears,sometensionbeginstoshowasoldsiblingdynamicsre-emerge.Heisdisappointedinhissister’slackofprogress,andpresseshertostriveformore,particularlyasher26thbirthdayloomsandhercoverageunderherfather’shealthcarewilllapse.Whatbettertimetostarta“realjob”?Whilesomewhatgoodintentioned,hismisplacedadviceandunsolicitedimpositionspushhisless-assuredsisterintoaminimumwagejobthatprovidesminimalbenefitsandtenuouspromiseofcareeradvancement.Buffetedbythestrongpersonalitiesandinfluencessurroundingher,shestrugglestomakesenseofthechoicesthathavemovedherfurtherfromhercommunityandhersenseofpurpose.Assheworkslongnightshiftsatanalienatingandoppressivejob,shebeginstoquestionifthisistrulythepathsheneedstotake.
