This is the story of Charley, a child of divorce who is forced to choose between his mother and his father. But on one fateful day, he leaves his mother to secretly be with his father--and she dies while he is gone. This haunts him for years, unravels his own family, leads him to depression and drunkenness, and ultimately suicide. Somewhere between this world and the next, he encounters his mother and gets to spend one "last day" with her. He asks the questions many of us yearn to ask our parents. By the end of this magical day, Charley discovers how little he really knew about his mother, the secret of how her love saved their family, and how deeply he wants a second chance to save his own.