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59 year old Helen is a writer of novels who has resently lost her husband who took care of everything, leaving Helen lost as to what to do about bills, finances, the house, the car and most all life decisions which are now hers. She feels absolutely helpless. When her accountant informs her that her husband had withdrawn $850,000.00 from their account, almost every bit of their money, she is totally shocked and full of fear. The book is very interesting and the characters are extremely life like.

This is the third Elizabeth Berg book I've read and she has not disappointed me yet.

Good but not one ob Berg's best.

enjoyed the book but not my favorite from Berg

This book is worth reading for the insights into a writer's world, and for the description of the love affair between books and readers. It isn't my favorite of Berg's plots, but she writes beautifully about finding one's way.

Elizabeth Berg weaves a beautifully written and richly resonant story of a mother and daughter in emotional transit. Helen Ames is recently widowed and coping with grief. She is unable to do the work that has always sustained her. She is begining to depend too much on her 27-year old daughter, Tessa, meddling into her life and offering unsolicited advice. Then Helen is shocked to learn that her mild-mannered, loyal husband, Dan, was apparently leading a double life. When a phone call from a stranger sets Helen on a surprising path of discovery, both mother and daughter reassess what they thought they knew about each other, themselves, and what really makes a home and family.