Six months after her divorce, author and (hopefully not former) funny lady Sarah Lange has managed to put on something other than yoga pants and fly to a conference in Los Angeles, during which she is thrilled to feel her old self scratching the surface. But on the flight home, her thoughts are consumed mostly by wondering what her two teenage daughters, Ashley and Annabelle, have been up to in her absence, praying that the In N Out burger she hastily consumed before takeoff stays in her stomach, and wondering just how large the cold sore she's sprouted is going to get. However, her seatmate (who may or may not be an air marshal) has other ideas. His friendly overtures soon have Sarah cracking jokes and enjoying everything first class has to offer-until they land and she contemplates taking evasive action, or at the very least scheduling an emergency session with her therapist, because he's asked her out. Fortunately, Sarah keeps herself together long enough to accept Daniel's dinner offer, because soon she needs him-his kindness, his strength-for much more than just in-flight entertainment. She comes home to find her 17-year-old elder daughter, Ashley, spiraling out of control-almost out of the blue. Or was this happening all along and she didn't notice? In trouble with the police, Ashley forces Sarah and her ex-husband, Steven, to come together as they try to help her. But nothing works, and after an unauthorized party ends with a horrible mess and missing valuables (which Ashley seems too out of it to notice or care about), the family reaches a breaking point. Following anguishing weeks of research, Sarah and Steven have a team transport Ashley to a rehab facility in the mountains of Utah. There, away from everything she's known, Ashley must learn to work through what's really bothering her. And at home, those hurting in the wake of Hurricane Ashley have to find a way to heal. New relationships are forged, old ones find a new normal, and no one will ever be the same.
