When you've lost what matters the most, there are only two ways to go. Recover or lose it completely. "Hi. My name is Stella. I'm about to consume a boatload of alcohol. Want to join me?"

Stella Carmichael can't believe her life with her husband, though not always perfect, is over. All that's left is to shut herself away in their house that is too empty and turn her back on the world she's certain will happily go on without her.

But thanks to her interfering daughters, she's exiled to London. Instead of licking her wounds in solitude, Stella's babysitting her rebellious teenage granddaughter 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 Mia, meeting new friends, and embarking on an unexpected flirtation, she discovers family is a gift; and living is something to be treasured.