As Nora and her British Army officer husband pack up yet another home and leave the sun of Cyprus for the drizzle of England, she can’t shake a feeling of regret. Since losing her parents at a young age, Nora’s life has been lacking an anchor: someone or something to make her feel secure. Her marriage has been her only permanent relationship, and just as even that appears to be fizzling out, a tragedy forces Nora into the role of legal guardian to her seven-year-old nephew, Ted. How can Nora possibly offer the boy the kind of unconditional love he deserves, when she’s never experienced it for herself? But soon, Nora begins to see herself through Ted’s eyes, as someone worthy of love and even joy. She begins to wonder: Is it too late to smash down the other barriers she’s built—and to have a second chance at a happy marriage?