Clock Dance von Anne Tyler

Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life: when she was 11 and her mother disappeared, being proposed to at 21, the accident that would make her a widow at 41. At each of these moments, Willa ended up on a path laid out for her by others. But after a tragic event she decides it's never too late to change direction, and choose your own path. A bittersweet novel of hope and regret, fulfilment and renewal.