While residing at a writer's retreat, a nameless narrator is engrossed in the essence of the color white, channeling her sorrow into a canvas of stories. This pursuit is a coping mechanism for the narrator's family tragedy—the loss of her older sister. Through a series of reflective narratives, she explores various representations of white, from an emotional reconstruction of her mother's milk to the transient elegance of falling snow. The book is a meditation on the persistence of grief, the interpretation of our sensory experiences, and the relentless human quest to find reconnect with lost loved ones through the minutiae of life.