The “compulsively readable” (Susie Essman, actress, Curb Your Enthusiasm) author of Best Supporting Role delivers a new novel of one woman who’s stretched so thin, she almost disappears...

Barbara Stirling is the epitome of the woman who takes care of her family. She’s nearly sixty but still puts everyone ahead of herself. Offering to babysit her grandchildren after working hard all day teaching disadvantaged children, offering her adult kids endless emotional and financial support, and caring for her elderly mother are just some of the duties she has taken over.

But then one day everything shifts. She loses her job and finds herself exhausted, lonely, and unemployed. For the first time in her life, Barbara is forced to face her feelings of unhappiness and her doubts about her marriage.

And just when things seem hopeless, a vulnerable little boy walks into her life and before she knows it, her life has once again changed forever.