If all families hang on to the memories that keep them together, the Tull family of Baltimore are no exception. Abandoned by her husband, Perla found herself forced to raise her three children alone: Cody, a flawed devil, Ezra, a flawed saint, and the drifting and passionate Jenny. Now, while Perla lays agonizing, obstinately complacent in her pride and solitude, the past is freed from all its secrets.