ABOUT
THE BOOK

Jan has been dying for six years, bringing his unhappy marriage with Annemieke to an end in middle age. Their sons have given them one last gift, a holiday in the Caribbean.

Dorothy and George have also been given a holiday, by their granddaughter – their first and probably last trip overseas. They are reluctant to leave the rain and routine of Bexhill-on-Sea, but the tickets are booked.

In pristine surroundings, the two couples are unable to escape their troubles, until a few chance events – a disappearance, an assault and a man called Bill Moloney – allow them to make something out of the ashes of their love.