Out of the Clear Blue Sky

An entertaining and unexpected new book on second chances and why the falsehoods we tell ourselves are the most hazardous comes from New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins.

After her only kid departed for college, Lillie Silva knew she would have a difficult time being an empty nester, but her world literally falls apart when her husband unexpectedly leaves her for another woman. What surprises Lillie the most about her statement, apart from the fact that it is shocking (to put it mildly), is that she isn't...heartbroken. She is enraged.

Although Lillie has enjoyed her life in Cape Cod, she is used to taking care of others rather than herself because she is a mother, wife, and nurse-midwife. Now that she's on her own for the first time ever, she starts acting a bit strangely. Is attending her ex-husband's wedding while costumed as the angel of death excessive? Yes, of course! Is it OK for her to let a skunk go inside his dream home? Most likely not! But it's better than moping around the house.

Her gorgeous sister, with whom she has had a rocky relationship for years, turns out to be an unexpected ally. And Ben Hallowell, who drove the automobile in which Lillie was almost murdered twenty years ago, turned up to be an unexpected babysitter of all people. And then there's Ophelia, the strangely absent niece of her ex-husband, who might use a friend.

Lillie's life as she knew it is coming to an end. However, sometimes the ideal next chapter appears out of the blue, unclouded sky.