Overview

It’s not exactly every day that you text your ex of nearly thirty years, inviting her on an all-expenses-paid, all-inclusive holiday in the Italian Lakes, is it? And yet, despite every scrap of common sense telling her it’s a ridiculous idea destined for the scrapheap, that is what Lydia Sawyer does.

She and Gillian haven’t spoken since their post-university breakup, but Lydia has never completely gotten over her. All through her life – through marriage, raising twins, running a gymnasium and then divorce – Gillian Gascoyne has held a special (and very much secret) place in her heart.

And the same can be said for Gilly. Divorced herself and reeling from the passing of her young daughter Eliza, she is just accepting that she may never find love again when Lydia’s message comes through. Ten days in luxurious Italian sun seems like the perfect tonic. Even if it comes at the price of being faced with Lydia again, bringing back all the love and swirling emotion she’s never quite managed to shed.

When the two women finally meet, sparks fly and everything comes to a head in a rollercoaster ride of renewal. But there’s a problem. Lydia’s children are virulently homophobic. When faced with a choice between Sapphic love and a relationship with her children… will Lydia have the strength to face her deepest fears?