A novel of love, friendship and family. Poppy Sinclair is happy enough at mid-life. She enjoys close relationships with friends and family and takes comfort in home, career and her companionable cat, Mrs M But her life is thrown into disarray when she must take on the role of carer to her dying father in Yorkshire. And in Yorkshire there is also Jane... For all her family it is a time when difficult and poignant emotions emerge -- when old hurts must be put aside and new bonds forged. For Poppy it brings a turning point. Poppy is torn by grief for her father and excitement at what Jane might offer after waiting so long. Pat Rosier is capable of exquisite characterisation and has written an engaging, enjoyable and subtly challenging novel.