In high school Sugar Carey had reigned supreme. She alone had decided what or who was cool. When she left home she swore she'd never return. Only now, fifteen years and several husbands later, she's run out of money, luck and options... But Sugar arrives back home to discover that everyone else is living her life. Her half-sister is married to Sugar's high school sweetheart; the teacher she schemed to get fired is now a successful novelist and owns her old house. She also discovers that people have long memories - especially where Sugar is concerned...