Her children are throwing a party for her fiftieth birthday.
Ellie Frost will pretend that everything is fine.
She'll pretend she's celebrating, not mourning. That all the
children are still there, in her house as they are in her
memories. That she and Curt are still in love, not on the
verge of signing divorce papers. But her facade is about to
be stripped away, laying bare her heart and soul.
Curt and Ellie's marriage collapsed under the weight of
their mutual grief—and her private despair. They lost not
only a child, but the core of trust that made their
relationship rock-solid.
For one night, thrown closer together than they've been for
months, Ellie and Curt confront the betrayals and guilt that
have eaten away at their life together. But with love as the
foundation, their "home on Hope Street" still stands—they
just need the courage to cross the threshold again.