Adopted as children, sisters Charlotte and Emily couldn't be more different. They both crave security but each looks for it in her own way.
Charlotte marries young, has three children and believes that with Donal she can face anything. Emily goes it alone. To her, security means money and money means hard work. She treats men as playthings and expects men to play by her rules.
Together with friends Suzy, Tara and Anne Marie, the girls discover that love, longing and friendship are not as straightforward as they all imagined. Just when you get comfortable, life has a habit of surprising you.
"Excellent, really, really magnificent. Catherine Daly has definitely delivered a great book once again." (Woman's Way)