This is a sweet story about a woman reflecting on the people and loves of her life. The novel sung when it was exploring these stories and this character's transformations. But, it seemed to get bogged down with the experience of Jenny, the woman's niece - it felt disjointed when we read about her only in quick snippets and the relationship between her and her husband seemed fictional. It had excellent potential, but to me only ended up being partially successful. Similar novels that have done it better include: The Story of Arthur Truluv and Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg and others.