Libby always thought she had a good life: three gorgeous daughters, a husband who adores her, friends to see her through thick and thin. But lately, with one daughter in a constant fit of teenage sulks, another questioning everything in the universe and beyond, and a husband who seems to see her as the manager of school runs and a well-stocked fridge, motherhood is showing some of its distinctly uglier sides. But Libby soldiers on, taking the youngest to an environmental group to find answers to those troubling universe questions, navigating egg shells to confront her oldest daughter about that silver foil packet of tiny pills and cramming in time for rekindling the spark in her marriage after the ten o’clock news.

Until one day she’s had enough. She used to have things to drive her life, a purpose. And she wants that back. But then she meets Daniel - attractive, passionate and spontaneous – and gets carried along on his wave. When domestic disaster and emotional calamity descend on the Blake household, Libby soon realises that it’s not simply a matter of starting again.