From a distance, Elizabeth and Jackson Shore seem to have it all: a happy family, a solid marriage, a bright future. But after twenty years together, their once-perfect relationship begins to falter; they drift apart. When her daughters leave home, Elizabeth finds herself at loose ends, unsure of her place. Trying to make the best of an empty nest, she does what she has always done; she puts her own needs aside to care for others—until a family tragedy turns her life upside down. At last, Elizabeth begins to question everything: her choices, her marriae, even her long-forgotten dreams. In a daring move that shocks her husband, her friends, and her daughters, she lets go of the woman she has become—and reaches out for the woman she wants to be.