Cast 9M, 4 W. Set in the spring of 1945, Private Contentment tells the story of a few days in the life of young Logan Melton. His mother dies suddenly in North Carolina, and Logan is called home fron a west-coast military base where he awaits shipment towards the expected invasion of mainland Japan. After the funeral, Logan accompanies his father on a business trip and discovers an old and potent secret - his father has for many years maintained a second family, With the fear of war and the grief of his mother still heavy on him, Logan must now contend with an intimate revelation more complex and demanding than he has faced. His final peace with that complexity is the start of his manhood.
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