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A few months into her retirement, Mary Alice Roth does not know how to fill her days. At least there's Ellie, who stops by each morning for coffee. Mary Alice and Ellie were a pair since the day Ellie moved in next door. That they both were single mothers with sons the same age was a pleasant coincidence, but they were forever linked when they lost the boys, one right after the other. Years later, the two are working their way back to a comfortable friendship. But when Mary Alice's sister arrives with staggering news, her friendship with Ellie is put at risk and the unflappable fixture that is Mary Alice Roth might have to change after all.