A powerful 19th century romance set in rural upstate New York in 1856. When her young daughter dies of diphtheria, Abigail (Katherine Waterston) does not anticipate “a better world to come.” Still, the shy Abigail’s life improves when she meets a new neighbor, Tallie (Vanessa Kirby), who becomes her brash and effusive foil. Abigail can’t decipher Tallie’s relationship with her husband, Finney (Christopher Abbott), whose outward civility masks an abusive streak. Abigail’s husband, Dyer (Casey Affleck), a farmer with a fondness for mechanical tools, initially seems like the less polished of the men. Abigail and Tallie find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other. Together, their intimacy begins to fill a void in each other's lives they never knew existed.