Emily Thomas is a successful New York lawyer living a happy life with her partner Rebecca. Elizabeth Sayers is a talented actress and her childhood best friend. They once loved each other. And now, many years after the sudden, unexplained separation, Em finds out that Beth has died. Now Emmy is trying to understand what happened to two little girls who vowed to one day be friends forever? Why did they break up? Why couldn’t they cope with the feelings that suddenly fell upon them: love, jealousy, despair, confusion and loneliness? Why did Emmy try for almost ten years to forget about Beth, but couldn’t? Is it possible to hate someone you have loved almost your entire life? Is it possible to leave your loved one if you think that you are preventing her from achieving her dreams? This book is an attempt to understand these and many other issues.