Alice Hale, a former PR professional, leaves her career to become a writer - with her spouse, she moves from New York to a calm suburb. Things don't always go as planned. The woman is spending a lot of time in a big, empty house and feeling very bored because her plans don't match those of the men. She discovers an old cookbook that belonged to the previous owner of the house, Nellie Murdoch. Nellie was a housewife who lived here with her husband in the 1950s. Alice finds hidden messages about her married life while reading the book's recipes, and she realizes her own life has parallels with the woman's story. This makes her doubt her relationship with her husband. She takes control of her life and defends herself with secrets from the book.
