Paula Morris is devastated when she finds out her husband of twelve years has been cheating on her. So, she packs up her car with her belongings and her beloved fat cat and sets off on a journey to find her estranged mother. What starts as a trip to find the mother who abandoned her when she was fifteen, turns into a journey of self-discovery and realization that the woman who gave birth to her wasn't the only family she had. In this novel about overcoming generational trauma, the strong-willed, introverted protagonist rediscovers a long-lost friend and finds love again in a place she wasn't expecting.