Carrie Watts (Page) is an elderly woman with a weak heart...but of strong determination. Trapped in a tiny apartment under the care of her cowardly son and his shrewish wife, Carrie is determined to escape and return to her girlhood home. Seizing her chance-and her meager Social Security check-Carrie sets out on an unforgettable quest to make peace with her past-and the secrets of her heart that draw her ever homeward.