This is a page-turning novel exploring the indomitability of the human spirit and follows the stories of four women: two in their early forties, one in her sixties, and one of seventy-six – Alison (an unlucky-in-love interior designer), Julia (a beauty therapist married to her second husband), Trudie (a widowed stress therapist and counsellor), and Phoebe (an upper-middle class widow). Though they have had diverse backgrounds and events in their lives, their bond is their strong loyalty, unconditional love and support to the friends with whom they are closest.