Each generation is determined to outdo the one before it. Emily is a young and energetic go getter who thinks her parents, and their generation in particular, lacked the drive to be truly successful. She loves her job and is determined to climb the corporate ladder. Emily has no time for anything else. An encounter with Bessie, an elderly lady in the last days of her long life, impacts on Olivia in a way she couldn't possibly have foreseen, changing her outlook on life forever.​