Everyone in Callie's family is busy; her sister is a free-spirited Manhattan chef, her best friend Lila is coping with vitriol of her new man's ex-wife, and her parents have rich though separate lives. But when Callie discovers breast cancer she thought she'd beaten has returned, they all find that their lives shift to focus on caring for Callie.

Jane Green is the Number One bestselling author of nineteen novels including: Straight Talking, Jemima J, Mr Maybe, Bookends, Babyville, Spellbound, The Other Woman, Life Swap, Second Chance, The Beach House, Girl Friday, The Love Verb, The Patchwork Marriage, The Accidental Husband and Tempting Fate. Jane and her husband live in Connecticut with their blended family of six children.