In her 55th novel, Steel focuses on the lives and loves of three
couples. Diana and Eric Morrison, Pascale and John Donnally and
Anne and Robert Smith have been friends for over 30 years. At a new
year's gathering they decide, to celebrate Eric and John's 60th
birthdays, that they should all go on holiday together. They settle
on renting a house the following August in St Tropez. But only a
fortnight later the happiness of that night is forgotten when Anne
has a fatal heart attack. The group rally to Robert's aid and
eventually persuade him that he should still come to St Tropez as
planned. In an effort to keep Robert distracted from his grief his
daughter, Amanda, asks him to accompany her to a movie premiere. It
is here that he meets Gwen Thomas, the star of the movie. Much to
Pascale and Diana's chagrin, it isn't long before Gwen and Robert
are spending time together, comforting each other's loneliness.
When Robert invites Gwen to be his guest in St Tropez tempers
flare, not helped by the fact that their stunning rented mansion
turns out to be a neglected, run-down building that hasn't had a
good clean in 20 years. Here the lifelong friends embark on a
voyage of discovery. New friendships are kindled and old ones have
to be healed on top of the usual blend of secrets and life-altering
events that Steel uses as the foundations of her work. The result
is an enjoyable, well-plotted and often humorous novel that will
delight her many fans. (Kirkus UK)
A summer of change, revelation, secrets, surprises and new beginnings…
As Diana Morrison laid the table for six at her elegant Central Park apartment, she had no warning of what was to come. Spending New Year’s Eve together was a tradition for Diana, her husband Eric, and their best friends Pascale and John Donnally and Anne and Robert Smith, and as the friends sipped champagne, they talked of renting a villa together in the South of France the following summer. But life had other plans…
Just two weeks after New Year, tragedy strikes at the heart of their close circle as Robert suffers a sudden, tragic loss. Diana and Eric, Pascale and John, united in their love and shared grief, rally to his side and urge him to join them on the Riviera in August. But the ramshackle old mansion is far from the exquisite villa they had imagined, and Robert surprises them all by inviting a lovely, much-younger film actress with mile-long legs and a million-dollar smile. Diana and Pascale hate her on sight, but the men are dazzled, and amidst the crumbling furniture and glorious sunsets more surprises are in store. Old wounds are healed, new love discovered, and miracles unfold… all beneath the dazzling sun of St Tropez.
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