Stella Carmichael can't believe her life with her husband, though not always perfect, is over. All she wants is to shut herself away in their too empty house, and turn her back on the world she's quite certain will happily go on without her. Thanks to her interfering daughters, she's exiled to London. Instead of licking her wounds in solitude, Stella's babysitting a rebellious teenager, and having to make sense of her life thousands of miles from home. Repairing her family's fragile relationships is not an easy task. While getting to know her sullen granddaughter, meeting new friends, and embarking on an unexpected flirtation, she discovers family is a gift; and living, something to be treasured.