TY - BOOK AU - Carr,Robyn TI - The life she wants SN - 9780778319672 (paperback) AV - PS3553.A76334 L54 2016 U1 - 813/.6 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Don Mills, Ontario, Canada PB - MIRA KW - Widows KW - Fiction KW - Female friendship KW - FICTION / Contemporary Women KW - bisacsh KW - FICTION / Romance / Contemporary KW - sears KW - Sonoma County (Calif.) KW - Sonoma County (Calif) KW - California KW - Sonoma County KW - Domestic fiction KW - gsafd KW - lcgft N1 - "A novel"--Cover N2 - In the aftermath of her financier husband's suicide, Emma Shay Compton's dream life is shattered. Richard Compton stole his clients' life savings to fund a lavish life in NYC and, although she was never involved in the business, Emma bears the burden of her husband's crimes. She is left with nothing. So she goes home to Sonoma County. But starting over isn't easy, and Sonoma is full of unhappy memories, too. And people she'd rather not face, especially Riley Kerrigan. Riley and Emma were like sisters--until Riley betrayed Emma, ending their friendship. Emma left town, planning to never look back. Now, trying to stand on her own two feet, Emma can't escape her husband's reputation and is forced to turn to the last person she thought she'd ever ask for help--her former best friend. It's an uneasy reunion as both women face the mistakes they've made over the years ER -