Around 1928, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (played by Mary Steenburgen), then in her early thirties, relocated to an orange grove she purchased without much thought, close to the small settlement of Cross Creek in northern Florida. This area sits between two sizable lakes—Orange Lake and Lochloosa Lake. Her goal was to discover a sense of tranquility and seclusion so she could begin her writing career. Peter Coyote portra…