There’s a lot to enjoy in this novel that is primarily about grief and coping with loss. There were a few laugh out loud moments amid the serious issues. The main character Franny Calderwood’s husband died in an accident three years earlier and has pretty much cut herself off from family and friends, even acquaintances (she changes where she walks her dogs) just to avoid the memories of her husband. Then a single parent family moves in next door and almost without her knowing it she becomes involved in their lives. She also has a major drinking problem which gets worse around anniversaries. There’s a light touch to the writing and the characters are believable. I loved Franny’s attitudes to lots of things and the kids are great too. I did think it dragged a little about two thirds of the way in and perhaps could’ve been shorter but still an excellent read.