Lily's Way Summary Until the age of 19, Lily Hammersley always did what others expected of her and didn't cause waves. She received good grades, had the right boyfriend, and attended the college her parents expected of her. But one day, she realized that she needed to figure out the truth about the mystery that surrounds her own adoption from Korea. Lily drops out of college and starts working at Boston Memorial Hospital while she sorts out her life. She slowly learns how to stand on her own two feet and come to terms with the gray space that forms between untruths and good intentions.