Toshiko Ishikawa was 12 years old when her hometown of Hiroshima was bombed in World War II. Ishikawa lost her home and entire family in the bombing, eventually moving to Tokyo and later the States, where she would have a daughter, Kathleen. 70 years later, Kathleen Burkinshaw now an acclaimed author, tells her mother's story as she navigates her own physical and emotional trauma – a testament to love as much as it is pain.