Rebecca Gregson, ex giornalista della BBC e di quotidiani, apporta acute capacità di osservazione e abilità narrativa al suo lavoro letterario. La sua scrittura si addentra nelle complessità dell'esperienza umana, esplorando temi con profondità e sfumature. Attraverso la sua prosa accattivante, Gregson cattura lo spirito dei tempi, offrendo ai lettori una riflessione sul mondo che ci circonda.
A compelling tale from a talented storyteller - Caitlin, mother of four, nurtures her past as if it were another of her babies. But she is married to a man who resolutely neglects his past until he finds an old girlfriend on a reunion website. As his attention turns away from the present, so Caitlin determines to find excitement in the here and now. All too quickly, everyones future happiness not least her childrens is under threat . . .
For years Katherine, her husband Johnny and their friends Beth and Patrick have been contributing to a "millennium fund", to ensure they see in the millennium with style. But during the summer of 1999 the pressure gets too much, and cracks begin to show in friendships, marriages and family life.
Watching her beloved sister Diana die, Maggie Day ponders the complex ties that bind the five Barton girls, now middle-aged women. A deathbed slip-of-the-tongue raises unanswered questions, and Maggie determines to uncover the truth about her family.
Mit liebevollem Blick schildert Rebecca Gregson den Aufbruch von vier Freunden in ein neues Leben. Emmy, Sita, Jonathan und Niall entfliehen der Hektik Londons und ziehen in ein altes Herrenhaus in Cornwall in der Hoffnung, dort mehr Zeit für das Wesentliche zu haben.