Carla has been happily married to Tom for more than 30 years – or so she thought. When he vanishes without a trace, her idyllic world shatters, revealing hidden fractures beneath the surface. A cryptic letter from a woman called Jane further unravels Carla’s reality, leaving her adrift. She looks to her family and old friend Sally for support, only to find they are too wrapped up in their own lives to deal with her crisis. With nowhere to turn, Carla takes a leap of faith, booking a flight to Chicago to embark on the dream holiday she’d planned with Tom along America’s legendary Route 66. As she travels the Mother Road from Illinois to California, Carla forms new friendships, faces old wounds and reconnects with the spirited woman she used to be. During her exhilarating – occasionally perilous – odyssey, Carla learns that while not everything is as it seems, or is forever lost, it’s never too late to start living life on your own terms.