With her unique voice and perceptive characterisation, Pauline McLynn has once again created a sparkling novel. Both warm and witty, it is sure to be loved by her confirmed fans, as well as attract new readers. It s not easy being the mother of a twelve-year-old boy who s in love with his babysitter and having trouble at school. Nor are matters helped by the unexpected arrival of an elderly mother who s suddenly footloose and fancy free. There are times when Susie Vine wonders how she ll ever survive. At least she feels secure at Arland & Shaw, London s leading theatrical agency, where her clients love her almost as much as they love themselves. But, as the New Year beckons, Susie feels there s something missing. Then the man who broke her heart comes back into her life and she s forced to ask herself whether she was right to leave him all those years ago. Or is the man for her waiting in the wings elsewhere ?