A remarkable friendship ended abruptly, only to be resurrected in great need years later at a college reunion. This launches three formerly devoted companions and reluctant family members alike on a sobering, enlightening journey across the world and through the past. 

Cornelia Brown’s coffee shop is the site of a number of unexpected changes in Cornelia’s life. First she finds love when Martin Grace walks in the door. Then Clare Hobbs, a young girl abandoned by her parents , comes in, and Cornelia’s world is turned upside down.