On the morning of her second wedding, Harri Ryan is rushed to a Dublin hospital with a panic attack. Since she has already left the same fiancé, James, at the altar once before, this time he says goodbye and moves out of their shared apartment.

Harri is heartbroken, and although her twin brother George tries to cheer her up, she feels like something is really wrong with her. Her parents know more than they are letting on, and they are clearly hiding something. When George and Harri confront them, the news their parents share is devastating to the entire family. With knowledge of the truth of her past, Harri must now work to discover where the future will lead.

Harri is supported by her close group of friends. Her interior design business partner, Susan, is miserable in a marriage where her husband rejects and ignore her. Melissa is an overstressed working mother of two whose husband doesn't understand why she is unhappy. And Aidan, her twin brother's long-suffering boyfriend, is trying to find his own happiness.

Irish writer Anna McPartlin develops her characters to give us fully realized human beings who love, laugh, betray, feel guilty, forgive and are ultimately redeemed. Interspersed through the chapters are entries from a mysterious diary of a teenage girl living in a small Irish town almost 30 years earlier, which add a delicious and intriguing depth to the present-day story as more characters appear in both narratives. I highly recommend this excellent exploration of one woman's search for herself. This novel is well-developed women's fiction, with warmth and humor and a true understanding of what it means to love yourself and your family.