Sarah Jackman Libri

Over a long, hot summer in the south of France, six people's lives become tragically intertwined. each other both captivates and offends all who come into contact with them. always been his home; Cecillie a refugee from her overbearing English parents. Together they lead a charmed life, chaotic and free - until Frederique, the agent who discovers Luc's work, falls hopelessly, and disastrously, in love with him. of Luc and Cecillie; the more ordinary pain of their friends, Bryony and Blythe's, relationship; Frederique's futile adoration of a much younger man - and steeps it all in the heat and the sweat of the South of France.

WHO DECIDES WHAT'S RIGHT OR WRONG IN LOVE...? Laura and Adam love their life in Brighton. They're in love, and it's uncomplicated, and that's just how they like it. But all that changes when Laura meets an eccentric older couple in the local cafe, Alessandros. Laura is immediately drawn to Rose and William, whose flamboyancy and joie-de-vivre appeal to a side of her that is rarely shown. But early in their friendship the terrible truth of Rose's future is revealed - she is in the final stages of a devastating terminal illness. Laura and Rose grow ever closer, and when the time finally comes they expect to be able to lay Rose to rest in the peace that she deserves. But soon insidious rumours are flying about as to the real cause of Rose's death; was it the illness that killed her, or did her husband, William, take matters into his own hands? In the weeks that follow Laura and William are thrown together as he struggles to prove his innocence - until finally, their friendship becomes something more, and Laura's life is changed utterly.