With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to
her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los
Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her
with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations
dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways
to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others – as well as
her own – and find a new purpose in life.
