If you expect anything less than an emotional rollercoaster when you read one of Kristin Hannah's books, you've opened the wrong book. In this one, two mostly estranged sisters are struggling to move forward in their lives. Meghann is a lonely divorce lawyer who has lost her sense of purpose in life. Years before, she and her sister Claire were separated when their mother disappeared and Claire was reunited with her biological father. Claire is a single mother whose entire life is consumed with caring for her 5-year-old daughter, Ali. Ever since then, both of them have struggled to reconcile what happened and the emotional fallout from the separation. When Claire meets the love of her life and starts planning a wedding in only two weeks, she and Meghann are forced to come together. Meghann, at an emotional and occupational crossroads, jumps into the wedding planning with both feet, struggling to both protect her sister and simultaneously support her. While visting her sister, Meg meets Joe, a completely lost apparent vagabond who inexplicably connects with her against all odds. With all of the complicated emotions, damaged characters and relationship landmines, the book really is an emotional rollercoaster.

For me, the best part of the book is the relationship between Claire and Ali and Claire's attempts to balance the demands of her own heart with her responsibilities as a parent. Claire is a very genuine, "real" character and Ali is unspeakably adorable. In terms of the plot, I felt like the author went one step too far in pulling on the emotional heartstrings, with a plot twist that is almost too coincidental to be believed. I enjoyed the book, read it quickly and cared about the characters, but the plot was just a little too over the top.