In the previous book in the series, A DIFFERENT VIEW, Dot speculates to her friend Sally that when Oliver, in his wilder, footloose days, was out in the Mediterranean, he had an affair that turned sour on him, and that his famous round-the-world trip was a way to forget and to put it behind him. Was she right? And if she was, who was the woman, and why didn't he marry her? Of course, Dot may have been quite wrong, it wouldn't have been the first time. On the other hand, she might have been right on the money... Read this book to find out.