&#160;<br>From the author of the internationally bestselling novels<b> My Best Friend&rsquo;s Girl</b><i> </i>and <b>Marshmallows for Breakfast</b><i> </i>comes an incredibly moving, powerfully written new novel about motherhood, love, loss, and new beginnings.<br>&#160;<br>Nova will do anything for her closest friend, Mal, whom she has known since childhood. So when Mal and his wife, Stephanie, ask Nova to be a surrogate mother, she agrees&mdash;despite her reservations about what it might mean for their friendship. Then Nova&rsquo;s fears are realized. Halfway through the pregnancy, Stephanie finds a text from her husband to Nova that reads &ldquo;Goodnight, beautiful.&rdquo; Already suspicious of their deep connection, Stephanie demands that Mal cut all ties to Nova and their unborn baby, leaving Nova to raise the child alone.&#160;<br><br>Eight years later, Nova is anxiously waiting for her son, Leo, to wake up from a coma, while childless Stephanie is desperately trying to save her failing marriage. Despite her anger and hurt, Nova wants Mal to have the chance to know his son before it&rsquo;s too late. Will it take a tragedy to remind them all how much they mean to one another?