Eliot has joined the rowing team in order overcome his fear of water. He is attempting to define who he is, but struggles against life’s current. Eliot’s rowing partner is Honor, the best athlete on the team. As Honor trains Eliot to conquer his fears, the two create an unsteady friendship tested by manipulation, deception and powerful emotions. Set in the confines of a boy’s prep school in New England, Honor and the River explores the powerful themes of love, responsibility, and what it really means to be a man.