First published 2021
Daisy Shoemaker lies awake in her Philadelphia suburban home, unable to sleep despite her successful catering business and comfortable life. Her teenage daughter challenges her daily. Her husband feels distant. Her volunteer work seems meaningless. She has many acquaintances but no close friends. Then misdirected emails begin arriving in her inbox, meant for Diana Starling, whose email address differs by just one punctuation mark. While Daisy drives carpools and prepares family dinners, Diana chairs corporate meetings and reorganizes businesses. Diana lives a sophisticated single life that contrasts sharply with Daisy's domestic routine. An apology email leads to an invitation, and the two women meet and develop a friendship. Their bond deepens as they travel from Philadelphia's Main Line to Cape Cod's wild Outer Cape landscape. But their connection was not the accident it appeared to be. Diana has deliberately entered Daisy's life with hidden motives.
Genres: domestic-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Cape Cod, Main Line, Philadelphia
Period: 21st-century
422 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books