Unabletofindinspirationforhisnewestpiece,youngauthorLiam(DarylMcCormack)takesonthetitanicweightoftutoringthesonoflegendarywriterJ.M.Sinclair(RichardE.Grant)andhiswifeHélèneSinclair(JulieDelpy).Reelingfromthemysteriouspassingoftheireldestson,theSinclairspushLiamtoworkharderandinvitehimtostayontheestategroundswiththem...