Grace Frost spent twenty years as a submissive housewife, sacrificing her dreams for an indifferent husband and son. When her award-winning literature is stolen and she is denied medical care for her cancer, she finally sees the lethal truth of her 'family.' Surviving surgery and gaining a massive copyright fortune, Grace decides to break free. She leaves her ungrateful family to rot in the consequences of their own selfishness while she starts a new, glorious life for herself. It is a realistic urban tale of character growth, midlife success, and the ultimate underdog rise. Her life is hers now.