An unlikely pair, a Sicilian immigrant, Giuseppe, and an Ozark native, Judy, are brought together by a mutual friend to discuss a writing project Giuseppe has in mind. At the meeting, Giuseppe unexpectedly invites Judy to dinner to discuss his project further. At dinner, the elderly couple finds they have much in common, and though Giuseppe soon returns to Sicily, where he has gone to live in retirement, they keep in touch. When he returns to America months later to visit family, Giuseppe and Judy know they are in love. Over the next few years, they sometimes wonder if their deep love for one can weather the serious problems they face. .