About the book

A life-affirming story, filled with laughter love and hope . . . When photographer Callie has life-changing news, she - and her whole family - learn that love is not just about words. It is about deeds. After all, love means being there, through everything. 'Everyone in Callie's family is busy; her sister is a free-spirited Manhattan chef, her best friend Lila is coping the vitriol of her new man's ex wife, and her parents, Walter and Honor, have rich though separate lives. But when Callie discovers the breast cancer she thought she'd beaten has returned, they all find that their lives shift to focus on caring for Callie. A beautifully written and intensely sad lesson in what it really means to love someone you know you're going to lose' Daily Telegraph 'Stylish, wickedly insightful . . . family, friends and love is truly, heartwrenchingly tested' Mirror'A moving account of a family faced with a heartbreaking situation. I defy anyone to get through to the end with crying' Sunday Express