Helen Solloway is Noah's wife of twenty years, and the mother of their four children. A deft manager of their busy lives, she is still in love with her husband when he begins his affair, and they are partners in the raising of their large brood. As the daughter of a successful novelist, she has high expectations for Noah. But she's also aware that her father is a difficult man, and she does her best to make different choices for her family than her parents did.