A Month of Sundays is the story of Cooper, a man who decides he'd rather go into a rest home rather than be a burden to his daughter, Julia, and her husband, Peter. Cooper, although his body is failing, has a sharp, witty sense of humor. He develops a close relationship with another resident, Aylott, who is healthy of body but his mind is showing signs of memory loss. Cooper forms caring relationships with the staff, particularly his nurse, Nurse Wilson, and the cleaning lady, Mrs. Baker, while admitting he doesn't care for the outside world much anymore. Family try to bring the outside world in when they visit the first weekend of every month, but Cooper prefers to speak of the here and now, the goings on at the home rather than his past adventures.