Widowed at the age of 43, Frances finds that she has to make a new life for herself. As her grief begins to lessen, she meets Daniel, a university lecturer who clearly adores her. But Daniel is only 26, and the age gap brings all sorts of problems.

Annie and Marina have shared a London flat for years and, in spite of very different outlooks on life, have become very close. When Marina unexpectedly falls head over heels in love, Annie is left feeling very alone, facing the prospect of her worst fears coming true.

The story of two couples bringing up their children in an ostensibly tranquil cathedral town. On the same afternoon that a terrorist bomb explodes, the fuse of infidelity is ignited. Others are caught in the crossfire, including a lovelorn priest and an ill-intentioned neighbour.

Product Description: Rachel Elliot is single and attractive, a director of a successful advertising firm with a handsome lover and several close friends. But as her 40th birthday approaches, she feels a sense of futility. Rachel decides the answer to her problem is to have a child of her own.

A tale of a wife leaving her stale marriage and the unexpected consequences. Amanda Brookfield has also written 'Alice Alone'.

Alice's children have grown up; her husband works long hours during the week and plays golf at weekends. Alice contemplates the 30-year sentence stretching ahead of her in the suburbs. For the first time in 26 years she doesn't make him breakfast.

Julian and Veronica's wedding brings their friends together, forces them to re-examine their lives, and leads a few of them to desperate measures