In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editors and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
Mary Steenburgen
as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Rip Torn
as Marsh Turner
Peter Coyote
as Norton Baskin
Dana Hill
as Ellie Turner
Alfre Woodard
as Geechee
Joanna Miles
as Mrs. Turner
Ike Eisenmann
as Paul
Toni Hudson
as Tim's Wife
Cary Guffey
as Floyd Turner
Bo Rucker
as Leroy
Jay O. Sanders
as Charles Rawlings
John Hammond
as Tim
