On paper, Kittys life is perfect. She lives in Montreal, so vibrant in the 1950s she married her childhood sweetheart, who happens to also be a handsome movie star and her detective novels, written under a plausibly male nom de plume, are bestsellers. But Kitty is suffocating under the truth of her life Montreal feels chaotic and lonely without her mother, and with her father all but estranged. Her husband is a glib Lothario. And she never, ever wants to write another detective novel. When she says as much to her publishers, they panic. Shes their golden goose. And so they convince her to go on a writing retreat to a beautiful remote island, Cape Breton, where with solitude and a luxurious change of scenery, shell be able to whip up her next book.At least, that was the plan.Kitty arrives in Cape Breton to a leaky, drafty shack and a cast of characters unlike anyone shes ever met. Theres Ethel, who listens in on everyones party line calls and never keeps good gossip to herself generous Bertha and her enormous family...and Berthas son, WallaceWalrus, to all his nieces and nephews. A gentle giant who always has half a dozen children hanging off him. Soon Kittys writing retreat turns her life upside down, and she has to face which parts of her life are nonnegotiable and which she must cut loose. Can she preserve what she loves in Montreal now that Cape Breton is calling? If she frees herself from the weight of her past, will she float away altogether?From Globe and...

Binding: Paperback;400 pages; Publisher: Nimbus Publishing; Classification: FA; Weight: 706 g; Dimensions: 153 x 240 x 27

Something not quite right? You have 28 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.

Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.

Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.

Click here to view our full Returns Policy.