Rose, the mother of 20-something aspiring writer Jules, has waited three months for answers about her daughter's death. When the official investigation rules the death an accidental drowning, the body possibly lost forever, an unsatisfied Rose travels to shores of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala herself. As Rose uncovers details about the days leading up to Jules's disappearance, she begins to suspect that this glamorous retreat is hiding ugly truths. Is Lake Atitlán a place where traumatized women come to heal or a place where deeper injury is inflicted?
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