Susannah Emory's problem is that she can't be content with an easy life. Living in Seattle at the upper end of middle age, she asks, -Now what?- Widowed and introspective, attractive and witty, Susannah's family and friends call on her wise, provocative and loving presence as they address such life issues as parenting, adultery and death. At the same time, she's trying to negotiate modern dating and sexual mores, ageism, and her own insecurities. She's determine not to be held back.

His good friend is killed in a car accident that leaves Paul with broken limbs and a seriously messed up face. When he's finally recovered and leading a big outdoor education program, he finds his dad trying to get a drunken chaperone into her tent.

Drew's classmate is drawn into prostitution and in trying to rescue her he's assaulted by her would-be pimp, injuring his hand and jeopardizing his jazz career. His girlfriend, Elektra, a fragile dynamo, has a bipolar "meltdown" and breaks up with him.

Paul and Drew Emory, a senior and a junior in high school, have a lot to sort...