Product Description

When Cait joins a singles’ week in Oxford and realises that there are far more women than men, she resigns herself to concerts, museums and punting with something of a heavy heart.  But a spur-of-the-moment decision takes her and fellow party member, Ralph, to discover a completely different side to the city – one in which fortysomething Cait falls hopelessly in lust with a younger man, and Ralph ends up pursued by both the police and a violent drug-dealing gang. 

Daniel, not taken with the other singles, goes in search of Cait, and he too is caught up in Oxford’s exotic parallel universe, with strange consequences that lead him to an idyllic north Wales smallholding...and maybe the woman of his dreams.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #129742 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Review
'Compulsive reading' (Express )

'A hilarious and honest look at everyday life' (Sun )

About the Author
Julie Highmore was born in Surrey. She has worked as a reader for OUP Children's Books, copy-edited academic work and taught English. She lives in Oxfordshire and has three grown-up children.

Customer Reviews

I liked it.
This was bought for my partner for Christmas, but I read it first. I enjoyed it. There are a wide range of characters & it's quite an unusual story. Initially it starts out as a singles' weekend in Oxford & gradually a couple of the singles break off (it's not what you think!) & the story moves on from there. I quite like the fact that this story is set both in Oxford & North Wales ( I know North Wales a little) which is a bit different from the norm. I liked the characters (quite a range of characters & ages, which was good) & the story was interesting too. I recommend it.