A bittersweet novel of family and selfdiscovery from the bestselling awardwinning author of French BraidWilla Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life her mothers disappearance when she was just a child being proposed to at an airport at the age of twentyone the accident that would leave her a widow in her forties. Each time Willa ended up on a path laid out for her by others.So when she receives a phone call from a stranger informing her that her sons exgirlfriend has been shot she drops everything and flies across the country. The spurofthe moment decision to look after this woman and her nineyearold daughter leads Willa into uncharted territory and the eventual realisation that its never too late to choose your own path.ANNE TYLER HAS SOLD OVER 8 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDEAnne Tyler takes the ordinary the small and makes them sing Rachel JoyceShe knows all the secrets of the human heart Monica Ali A masterly author Sebastian FaulksI love Anne Tyler. Ive read every single book shes written Jacqueline Wilson