It is the summer of 1972 and the Phelon family is settling into their isolated cottage for another perfect seaside holiday: Days of swimming and fishing, sultry nights of food, wine, and good company. This summer, 13-year-old Janey is awakening to the newly found power of her sexuality, and the possibilities and choices of adulthood. Not yet an adult, but no longer a child, Janey is increasingly aware of the cracks in her parents′s marriage. She is critical of the behavior of her mother Kate. Meanwhile, Kate feels life is passing her by. She is dissatisfied with her marriage to Ed and ncreasingly unsettled by her daughter′s willfulness, her untouched beauty, and growing sense of allure. When itinerant photographer Cady joins the sleepy holiday community, he brings an air of change with him. Kate is drawn to the freedom he represents, and Janey follows his every move.