After retiring from his career in construction and trying to cope with the death of his wife, Isaac York experiences an infatuation for a lifelong male friend and discovers his world fills with sunflowers and a risqué transition. Isaac moves to Lake Samoy in search of a new life, to abandon his past, and to start a fresh relationship with a famous and sexy man named Nebraska Close, whom he falls head over heals for.<br><br>Nebraska Close, a professional photographer who is drawn to summer nights and a younger man’s skin, finds pleasure for a second time in his life. Unconditionally he falls for Isaac and mixes together his lust, photography of sunflowers, and homosexual longing.<br><br>Isaac's son, Nicholas, lives at Lake Samoy and doesn't understand his father's lack of interest in his mother's fatal illness. With the help of Nebraska Close, Nicholas confronts his father’s sexuality, and Isaac learns to love his son again.

Nebraska Close

In truth, the mysteries of my father’s life were keeping my mind off of Lock’s death. Unfortunately, though, I was missing Carla and called her from my cell phone. I was told by Carla’s father, Jonathan Benning, that she was not doing well, was suffering from a virus, and that she couldn’t speak with me. Jonathan was gruff with me and informed me, “Look, Nicholas…Carla is ill. She’s incapable of coming to the phone. When she’s well again, I’m sure she’ll be glad to get in touch with you. Until then, I suggest you leave her alone so she can repair.” I hung up the phone and ignored my father-in-law, believing he was still stressed and angry because of his grandson’s death. If I didn’t ignore him, I would have gone crazy, losing my mind—something I already believed had happened to Carla and her hostile father.


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