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A few months into her retirement, Mary Alice Roth does not know how to fill her days. At least therea�TMs Ellie, who stops by each morning for coffee. Mary Alice and Ellie were a pair since the day Ellie moved in next door. That they both were single mothers with sons the same age was a pleasant coincidence, but they were forever linked when they lost the boys, one right after the other. Years later, the two are working their way back to a comfortable friendship. But when Mary Alicea�TMs sister arrives with staggering news, her friendship with Ellie is put at risk and the unflappable fixture that is Mary Alice Roth might have to change after all.