Kathleen awaits the arrival of the man she gave up for adoption thirty years before. But what will he think, and what will he want to know? Years spent insulating herself from the pain of separation and loss fall away as Kathleen, now in her mid-forties, recalls the events of her past with a clarity that brings each of her story's characters to life. "You" is a fast-paced exploration of the dynamics of adoption from the perspectives of those involved that cuts clean through the sentimentality that so often surrounds this topic.