The titular character of this minutely observed summertime slow-burner is 16-year-old Cyd, the only survivor of a childhood tragedy. Cyd is sent to stay with her estranged aunt Miranda, a renowned author and intellectual, in Chicago for the summer. The teenagers energetic presence soon crowds Mirandas hitherto introspective existence. Cyd is largely preoccupied with her young body filling her days with sunbathing, running and an amorous dalliance with Katie, a local barrista. Its a contrast to Mirandas mellower existence, focusing on the mind and spirit, and initially the two are at odds with each other. Stephen Cones emotionally rich character study is not anchored in the banal tropes of the womens relative sexual maturities, but rather in the human capacity to continually emerge and evolve. Miranda and Cyds relationship sparkles with a platonic chemistry that evokes both the singularity of newly found friendship, and the languor and hope of that special point in summer where everything feels possible.

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