Emma O'Connor had convinced herself that long ago she had closed off a chapter on love. After a terrible divorce from Benjamin, the man she had believed was her soulmate, she focused all her attention into raising their daughter, Madison, and reconstructing the life she had lost. She was of the notion that the anguish of betrayal, the sleepless hours spent bawling her eyes out, and the ugly custody struggle that followed had forever put an end to the possibilities of loving connections. But sometimes fate has a way of healing past hurts when you least expect it. Emma had worked nonstop over several years to give Madison a safeenvironment while simultaneously keeping her job, contacts, and obligations as a single mother. She had erected barricades around her feelings because she was worried that allowing someone to interact with her would only result in additional heartbreak. Emma was surprised, though, when she got an unanticipated request just as Madison's eleventh birthday approached. It was a straightforward but significant desire for Madison to pay a visit to her father. Emma had spent years shielding her daughter from the horrific facts of their past, thinking that it was the appropriate thing to do as she wanted Benjamin to be free from his shortcomings. But how do you deny the one person who counts most in your life theopportunity to know their father? Emma grudgingly approved of the request, but she reminded herself that going to one conference would not alter anything. Benjamin was a man who had prioritized his own requirements over those of the family that they had established. He was her past. It was hard for him to accept his apologies or make meaningless pledges because of her existence. But Benjamin was not the same person she had known by the time she resurfaced. The spouse, who had previously been pompous, rude, and emotionally aloof, now stood in front of her with tears in his eyes and saying things that she had never heard before. He discussedtherapy, depression, and the years he had spent realizing his flaws. He told her he changed. Along with wanting to be Madison's father, he also wanted to be the kind of guy Emma had always viewed him competent of being. He desired another opportunity. Suddenly, Emma's surroundings, which had been so beautifully arranged in the before, felt jumbled. She may have taken trust him. Could she believe that time had made him more flexible and that his promises were not only another mirage? Her heart had been patched back together over the course of many years, and the notion of allowing him to get close enough to cause her anguish once more made her feel sick to her stomach.Still, she was presented with still another person from her past while she battled her worries. William Marshall Field was Emma's first love when she was younger; he also helped her escape. William had been the one who persuaded her that she would always live before Benjamin, before the breaking of her heart. But life had split them and sent them in different directions before they could fairly consider what they could have been. Twenty-five years had gone since their previous meeting, and now he was back in Chicago, rich, confident, and most definitely still highly interested in her. With William’s return, Emma was forced to confront a different sort of love—the love that had never been given a fair chance. Benjamin had not been all the time in his adoration; he was patient, compassionate, and relentless. He resurrected the woman she had been in the past, the one who yearned for love and happiness without the anxiety that shemight be taken advantage of by someone else. She also experienced hope, for the first time in years, something she had considered to have died inside her. Emma had to make a deliberate choice when she came upon this unexpected junction, split between a future full of uncertainty and a past rich with misery. She might be able to really forgive Benjamin and let herself hope for atonement and second opportunities. Her heart might also be trying to persuade her that William had been the best decision all through. Emma realized in late-night talks, stolen glances, and unquestionably poignant events that love is never as simple as we would want it to be. Because of its unorganized and confusednature, it is generally only comprehended in hindsight. Even if this cannot be undone, it is possible that the past could be rewritten. Love in Hindsight is a book that delves deeply on forgiveness, tenacity, and the bravery to embrace love even after it has caused scars. This is the narrative of a woman who rediscovers herself and realizes that choosing someone who is eager to fight for eternity defines love more so than selecting someone who is ready to fight for eternity. Another issue that Emma needs to ask herself is whether or not love was ever truly gone, or whether it had merely been waiting for the proper time to be found out.