chick flick. easy read. good story and she ends up with the guy, but not her ex who re-enters her life. overtired single mom whose ex shows up and takes the kids for the summer. so she goes to New York, stays with a college friend, starts dating again, reads, visits museums, etc. All the things she hasn't had time for. But then she goes home, with new guy, and loves her kids and family life again. She just needed a break. Don't we all!