Love and biology at the center of the universe

When she learns that her college sweetheart husbandhas been seeing another woman, Mira Serafino'sperfect world is shattered and she wants no one,least of all her big Italian family, to know. She headsnorth—with no destination and little money—stopping only when her car breaks down in Seattle.She takes a job at the offbeat Coffee Shop at theCenter of the Universe, where she'll experiencea terrifying but invigorating freedom, and meetsomeone she'll come to love: the new Mira.