A mother grieves the loss of her young son (a freak accident) then the loss of her husband in Iraq.

A mother grieves the loss of her young son (a freak accident) then the loss of her husband in Iraq. She finds humor and solace in her women's book club, yet is not the same person she used to be. Her daughter notices, and sends her off to meet with the neighborhood "crazy, cat lady" who turns out to be "just what the doctor ordered."—Judith Plank