Warm, wise, witty, and just plain fun Maggie Shipstead At a perfectly ordinary cocktail party, Francis is introduced to Billy and although it slips right by him at the time he falls in love with her at once.Billy is a serious, often glum person. An economic historian, she is indifferent to a great many things (clothes, food, home dcor), frowns easily and is frequently irritated. Francis is older. He likes routine and a wellrun household he likes to pay for dinner, open car doors and call Billy at night to make sure she is safe. Both are happily married but not to each other. So begins a whirlwind love affair, perfectly captured in this frank, funny irresistible novel, from its fabulous inception to its inevitable end. A W&N Essential with an introduction by Caroline ODonoghue

Binding: Paperback;144 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FA; Weight: 274 g; Dimensions: 131 x 197 x 15

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