Mary Haas’ ideal life has come undone. The marriage that she was so sure of, and the career she was so secure in, has vanished. Finding her husband with his golf instructor started the ball rolling. Then, in the midst of an ugly divorce, a neighbor whom she had barely known raped her. Now, she is facing poverty for the first time in her life. Frantic, she calls the local rape crisis hotline and begins therapy, in hopes of stitching her life together. Her odyssey through the mental health system includes a brief stay at a shelter where the staff has no problem stealing donations from the residents, and features a sadistic psychiatrist whom she sues for malpractice when she acquires a crippling side effect from the medication. Gradually, she learns to trust in the love of friends, among whom Allen Thompson stands out. Will their romance blossom; will she be able to resume her career despite her new disability? Find out the surprising answers.