Claire McLeod's peaceful, if dull, existence is shattered when her mother arrives in Portland for an unexpected-and unwelcome-visit. Armed with a sharp tongue and enough Weekender Wear to make anyone nervous, Mom has mysteriously left Dad at home. Claire, embarrassed by her dead-end job and flatlining love life, must bear the weight of Mom's attention while trying to close the rift between her mother and her sister, solve the riddle of her missing father, climb a shaky corporate ladder, stalk a cute coworker, reinvent herself, and maybe-just maybe-find a little happiness.

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