Since the death of their mother, Alex has been the caretaker for his family, dutifully taking care of his older siblings—much to the vexation of his friend Jamie, who insists they don't deserve him.
The only bright spots in his life are Jamie and the grandmother who has doted on Alex all his life, a woman who is kind to no one else. Then his grandmother dies, leaving Alex alone. At Jamie's insistence Alex agrees to a holiday for just the two of them, a holiday his siblings are staunchly against, and which will turn into a journey that changes all of them.
