Arvilla Holden

Contains Spoilers: Arvilla Holden (Jessica Lange) and her husband Joe traveled the world during their twenty years of marriage—right up until Joe dies in the middle of their trip to Borneo. Heartbroken, Arvilla prepares to carry out his final wishes and scatter his ashes. But when she’s unable to locate Joe’s updated will, her stepdaughter…

Margene Cunningham

Contains Spoilers: One of Arvilla’s closest friends, and a fellow widow, Margene Cunningham (Kathy Bates) is spirited, supportive, and currently single. Like their friend Carol Brimm (Joan Allen), she’s a Mormon—but, as Margene says, “the fun kind.” Before Joe’s death, Margene had been planning to take a long-awaited cruise in hopes of finding a man,…

Carol Brimm

Contains Spoilers: Carol Brimm (Joan Allen), another of Arvilla’s closest friends, is the epitome of a good Mormon—she’s devout, proper, and maybe a little too uptight. Though she doesn’t entirely agree with Arvilla and Margene’s idea to turn the delivery of Joe’s ashes into a trip, she joins them anyway; her desire to support Arvilla…