This is a novel about a lonely woman who thinks she has nothing to give to the world anymore. A widow whose children have all moved away from their hometown, and a retired nurse, is searching for something to give her life meaning. She doesn't understand that in reaching out to latch key kids who go to her house every day, she is bringing some meaning and hope to the lives of young people.
When new neighbors move in across the road, her life turns around dramatically. She is not sure what she has to offer this young couple who have just moved from Aberdeen. She fears that once they make friends of their own age, they won't have need of her anymore.
There are surprising twists and turns in this story that will intrigue and delight as events bring new friendships of all ages along the way.
