Ellen's Irish husband, Fintan, has been killed in a boating accident and she is trying to move on, working as a teacher at a local prep school in Boston. One day, Ellen runs into Sheila, an old friend of Fintan's who mentions Fintan's mother Jo. However this is news to Ellen as she was under the impression that her husband was an orphan. On a spur of the moment, Ellen decides to go to Ireland and meet her mother-in-law. But she soon discovers that she really knew nothing about her husband's past. In order for Ellen to overcome her grief for Fintan, she must face a journey of his past. Amid this story about Ellen's steps towards transforming her life, there's lots of Irish humour and romance. (PP)
