Karen Sommerfield has been hiding from life until the terrible day her company downsizes her out, and the doctor tells her that she may have cancer. It's a double blow that sends Karen on a search for herself in the last place she ever thought to look: Grandma Rose's old farm. In the quiet of the Missouri Ozarks, she hears the call of the river and whispers of the sycamore leaves. In their soft, secret language, she will discover answers and a joy to make her life complete.