ANOTHER MARVELLOUS THING

''Warm wise witty and just plain fun'' Maggie ShipsteadAt a perfectly ordinary cocktail party Francis is introduced to Billy and - although it slips right by him at the time - he falls in love with her at once.Billy is a serious often glum person. An economic historian she is indifferent to a great many things (clothes food home décor) frowns easily and is frequently irritated.Francis is older. He likes routine and a well-run household; he likes to pay for dinner open car doors and call Billy at night to make sure she is safe.Both are happily married - but not to each other.So begins a whirlwind love affair perfectly captured in this frank funny irresistible novel from its fabulous inception to its inevitable end.A W&N Essential with an introduction by Caroline O''Donoghue