As Jacob lies dying, he begins to write a letter to his only son, Isaac. They have not spoken in many years, and there are things that Isaac must know. Stories about his ancestral legacy in rural Arkansas extend back to slavery. Secrets from Jacob’s troubled relationship with Isaac’s mother and the shame he carries from the dissolution of their family haunt him. Tragedies that informed Jacob’s role as a father and his reaction to Isaac’s being gay plague him.
But most of all, Jacob must share with Isaac the unspoken truths that reside in his heart. He must give voice to the trauma that Isaac has inherited and he must create a space for the two to find peace.
