When longtime best friends, Patsy Leslie and Louise Jernigan decide to jump-start their not-so-dead libidos, quilting and bridge suddenly take a backseat to, well, more amorous pursuits. Local tongues wag, and Patsy's son and Louise's daughter--who happen to be married to each other--demand answers to the burning questions Who is this man and where's the rest of Mama's skirt?
Then life throws Patsy and Louise another sharp curve, and they don't know whether to drown their shock in hot fudge or buy some strong binoculars and take up spying--on each other! Can forty-five years of friendship and family ties survive unexpected detours on the bumpy road to liberation? Maybe all Patsy and Louise need is to grow wings and learn to fly again....