This is a book that has a feel good ending. Gretchen moves back into her parents home and has to face her Mothers drinking problem head on. With a bit of time she discovers something that her Mom can be passionate about and at the same time her Mom replaces that for her drinking.
Of course, the reason for Gretchen's move back to her home town of Singapore and her parents home is the result of her marriage gone bad. Seems that Gretchen married a womanizer who always had eyes for other women.
The most delightful part of the story is learning about how soy sauce made and aged in barrels like wine and how the family soy sauce company closed a deal with a drink made of soy sauce and Sprite. I had to pick some up and try it and found it an interesting drink.