As Mitzi Bearclaw turns 25 years old, she is faced with a tragic decision - stay in a big city to pursue her dream of designing hats or leave her boyfriend and return home to her isolated reserve to help her father care for her sick mother. Loyal to her family, Mitzi reluctantly returns to Owl Island to find that not much has changed. Her confidence and modern style clash with the sleepy, slow-paced island; the bullies are the same; the handsome Honeyboy is still running the water taxi; and Annabell, Mitzi's mother is still as bitter and unloving as ever. She's also reunited with her spiritual friends, Faith, Hope and Charity who guide her as she navigates a year of anger, loss and love. Mitzi is soon surprised to find comfort in being home and starts to question her destiny.