Kirjahaku

Mother-daughter relationships can be difficult enough, but what if your mother still acts like the 60s wild-child she once was and has affairs with men half her age? When her mother's latest relationship threatens to turn her orderly world upside down, Grace Hamilton sets off to Greece to rescue her. There, she is caught up in a battle between village politics and some very contemporary "goddesses", whilst like the lotus eaters of ancient mythology, a handsome poet almost makes her lose her reason. Seduced by the heat and languor of a Greek summer into shedding her inhibitions, Grace at last discovers the truth about herself as well as about the father she has never known. Shirley Valentine meets k.d. lang! Praise for other books by Simone Mondesir: 'A witty love story laced with raunchy sex and moments of insight' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Summer sizzler' WOMAN'S OWN 'A light-hearted comedy with bonk-busting tendencies' TIME OUT

It's said that wisdom comes with age, but if that's true, why would anyone risk falling in love after the age of 16? Maggie Stern is divorced, in her mid-40s and lives with her domineering father, Sir Nathaniel Stern, for whom she is a full-time carer. His death forces her to find work as a waitress in a rundown South London cafe and live in a rented room in a house owned by an eccentric Latvian woman. As Maggie starts to rebuild her life, newspaper revelations about her father's activities during WWII lead her to discover the uncomfortable truth about the source of her family's wealth. Then love appears from an unexpected quarter, and she is offered a second chance at life. Can she find the courage to grab it, or will she let the past destroy her happiness? A book about why being sensible isn't always sensible.