When Arvid Jansen comes-to one morning in the doorway of a bookstore in Oslo, Norway, his grief comes back to him in devastating flashes: His parents and his brothers are dead, he has lost touch with his wife and daughters, abandoned his career as a writer and bookseller...
After a ferry accident, Arvid and his brother are the only remaining members of the family. At first, Arvid feels disconnected from real life, but slowly, the memories of his family begin to return.