The Breakaway

Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has built a comfortable life in Philadelphia, finding peace with her plus-size body, leaning on her close friends, and loving her time on a bicycle. On the surface, she is moving forward as planned, heading toward a marriage with Mark, her childhood sweetheart from a weight-loss camp. Yet, she cannot shake the lingering memory of a single, electrifying night she spent with a man named Sebastian two years prior. When she accepts a last-minute job leading a two-week group cycling trip from New York City to Niagara Falls, she hopes the 700-mile ride will give her the quiet space she needs to clear her head. Instead, the open road brings immediate complications when Abby discovers Sebastian is part of her tour group. To make matters even more stressful, her mother, Eileen—the very person Abby blames for a lifetime of body-shaming and deep-seated insecurities—turns up as a surprise last-minute addition to the trip. Over hundreds of miles of pedaling, dealing with unpredictable fellow riders, and confronting old ghosts, Abby must decide what she truly wants. Will she choose the safe, predictable path, or will she find the courage to rewrite her own future?