Publisher's Synopsis
A story of three women, living in a small town in rural Virginia, daring to take risks, and embracing chaos...After the sudden death of her husband, Carrie must come to terms not only with her grief, but with the guilt that their love had already died. Struggling to go on, to support her loving and vivacious daughter, Ruth, she slowly begins a new life. Complicating matters, though, is Carrie's mother, Dana - stubborn, interfering yet sympathetic, who believes she has always acted in her daughter's best interests. Having driven Carrie away from her first love - the soulful, unconventional Jess - Dana has no idea how to behave now that he has re-entered her daughter's life.