New York: Pocket Books, (2000). First edition - A novel of a marriage at the crossroads. "After sixteen years of marriage, Mattie Hart has discovered that her husband Jake, a high-profile defense attorney, is ensconced in yet another affair. But it is only when Jake finally confesses his infidelity and leaves to live with his girlfriend that a far greater tragedy descends upon the embattled Hart family. Mattie receives some devastating news that will alter all of their lives. Racked with guilt, Jake returns home to take care of Mattie. Here, in this most daunting and unexpected of circumstances, Joy Fielding deftly reveals the astonishing power of love to defy the greatest odds and to heal the deepest wounds." 394 pp.