A successful first-generation Chinese immigrant musician who suffers from sexual dysfunction; a young woman who was abandoned by her father with her younger brother and sister in an isolated cottage in the middle of winter; a glamorous workaholic whose mother used to greet her with the words Morning, you bastard when she was a child: Good morning, ugly! - their secrets no longer interfere with their lives. So Katherine Gildiner delicately shares the stories of five characters from different social and cultural backgrounds, with different temperaments, all of whom were broken by those who should have loved them. Some of them embody courage, others impress with their resilience and patience, and others with their incredible ability to forgive. They have learned to cope in difficult circumstances, and their experience can be a good strategy for readers who need support.