Depressed after getting dumped by her cheating husband, Augusta recovers from a resulting nervous breakdown by way of observing her two sons, 18-year-old Henry and older brother Matthew, as they come of age.
The original working title was Long Time Gone.[1]Meg Ryan was originally attached to the role of Augusta, but bowed out and was replaced by Virginia Madsen in September 2011.[1][2]
This was the directorial debut for Sarah Siegel-Magness, who had been producer on three films, including Precious (2009), prior to joining this film. Karen McCullah wrote the screenplay after optioning the book. On June 16, 2011, Variety reported that newcomer Graham Rogers joined the adaptation playing a teen son. Seth Jaret, Bobbi Sue Luther and Gary Magness produced the film. True Blood actor Sam Trammell also joined the cast.[3] In early July 2011, Zach Gilford, Madeline Zima and Aly Michalka were signed to the film.[3][4]
