A gripping and poignant novel of how friendship survives the best and the worst of times
Dan and Sally Oliver and their friend Chloe Hennessey are lucky to be alive. Three years after surviving one of the world's biggest natural disasters—the Indian Ocean tsunami—their lives have changed dramatically. Dan and Sally are now parents. Dan is enjoying being a stay-at-home father taking care of their young son, and Sally is the breadwinner and loves her job as a partner in a Manchester law firm. The arrangement has so far worked well, but when Dan starts to question whether Sally has her priorities right, the cracks in their marriage begin to appear. Dan and Sally have everything Chloe wishes for in life—a happy marriage and a beautiful child. Dumped by her long-term boyfriend just weeks after the tsunami, she has been on a mission ever since to find the perfect father for the child she craves. When she meets Seth Hawthorne, she thinks she may have hit the jackpot. But is Seth the man she thinks he is? This is a moving, compelling story of how a life can change in a heartbeat.
