Willa Drake leads a life that has mostly been laid out by others. She was not crazy about getting married before finishing college but then when here parents objected, she decided that defying them was more important than sticking to her own ideas. This book visits Willa as a child, a college girl, a middle aged mom and then a remarried widow. It is this last time frame that is most interesting. Her oldest son's ex-girlfriend gets shot in the leg and a neighbor sees her number and thinks she is the grandma. Willa ends up traveling to take care of Cheryl, a little girl she never actually met but who is happy to adopt her as a grandmother. Willa has never felt more useful but her husband Peter wants her home. She bonds with Cheryl and her mom Denise and their neighbors. All the while, Peter is calling to complain that she isn't there to cook for him, etc. Willa finally gets a big of a backbone and does something for herself. Tyler is a great writer but this book is not one of my favorites. It made me sad that it took Willa 60+ years to find her way but better late than never.
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