New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick
welcomes readers back to picturesque New Bern,
Connecticut--a perfect place for a woman whose marriage is
in turmoil to discover a new pattern for living. . .
Twice in her life, college counselor Gayla Oliver fell in
love at first sight. The first time was with Brian--a lean,
longhaired, British bass player. Marriage followed quickly,
then twins, and gradually their bohemian lifestyle gave way
to busy careers in New York. Gayla's second love affair is
with New Bern, Connecticut. Like Brian, the laid back town
is charming without trying too hard. It's the ideal place to
buy a second home and reignite the spark in their twenty-six
year marriage. Not that Gayla is worried. At least, not
until she finds a discarded memo in which Brian admits to a
past affair and suggests an amicable divorce.
Devastated, Gayla flees to New Bern. Though Brian insists
he's since recommitted to his family, Gayla's feelings of
betrayal may go too deep for forgiveness. Besides, her solo
sabbatical is a chance to explore the creative impulses she
sidelined long ago--quilting, gardening, and striking up new
friendships with the women of the Cobbled Court
circle--particularly Ivy, a single mother confronting fresh
starts and past hurts of her own. With all of their support,
Gayla just might find the courage to look ahead, decide
which fragments of her old life she wants to keep, which are
beyond repair--and how to knot the fraying ends until a bold
new design reveals itself. . .
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