At the beginning of the novel the reader meets Sarah Nickerson, a career-driven supermom who lives in Welmont, Massachusetts. She and her husband, Bob, lead a hectic but charmed life with their faithful nanny, and three children—Lucy, Charlie, and Linus. Her life is consumed by shuttling the kids to soccer, day care, and piano lessons. On top of that Charlie’s teacher adds the stress of him possibly having ADD. No wonder this over-scheduled, over-achieving Harvard graduate has non time to breathe, but her busy life style is about to come to a screeching halt. One rainy day, on her way to work at Berkley Consulting, Sarah is distracted by her phone and begins writing an email to a client. When suddenly, her whole world is spinning around