Whensuccessfultwenty-nine-year-oldManhattanattorneyEmilyHaxbyendsherhappyrelationshipjustasherboyfriendisonthevergeofproposing,shecan'texplaintoevenherclosestfriendswhyshedidit.Somewherebeneathhersenseoffun,herbravado,andherindependentexterior,Emilyknowsthatherbreak-upwithAndrewhaslesstodowithhimandmoretodowithher.
WhilsttheholidayseasonloomsandEmilycontemplateswhethershehasmadeahugemistaketherestofherworldbeginstounravel.Sheisassigned,byabosswhocan'tkeephishandstohimself,toamultimillion-dollarlawsuitwhereshemustdefendtheveryvaluesshedetests.GrandpaJack,acharming,feistyoctogenarianandthepersonshecaresmostaboutintheworldisdeterioratingwiththeonsetofAlzheimer'sandheremotionallydistantfatherleaveshertocopewiththisalone.Andunderneathitall,fadingmemoriesofherdeadmothercontinuetoremindherthatlovedoesn'tlastforever.
AsEmilytakescontrolofherlifeandcomestotermswithissuesshedidn'tevenknowshehad,shefinallyrealizesthatwhatshewantedwasthereallalong.

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