Before her death in 1996, Margaux Hemingway travels to Europe in a bid to uncover more about her famous grandfather, Ernest Hemingway's life. As she delves into her family history, she uncovers parallels between her grandfathers self destructive nature and her own life, marred by alcoholism, divorce, and bulimia. As tensions appear in her marriage to director Bernard Foucher, she returns to America, facing difficult personal questions about herself.