Sometimes you have to leave your life behind for a while to see it and really live freshly again. Here, a woman follows the pull of the moon to find her way home. Sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking, always honest, this is a novel about the journey of one woman - and about the issues of the heart that transforms the lives of all women.

The first in the BIG STONE GAP series. The ultimate Small Town American novel, set in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.

In 1972, the tiny windswept town of DeClare, Oklahoma, was consumed by the terrifying disappearance of Nicky Jack Harjo. When he was no more than a baby, his pyjama bottoms were found on the banks of Willow Creek. Nearly 30 years later, Nicky mysteriously returns.

The women of Freesia Court have come together at life's table, fully convinced that there is nothing that good coffee, delectable deserts and a strong shoulder can't fix. The five women each have a story to tell.

Right in the middle of everywhere, which could be anywhere. WWII has ended and the joyous transitions to peace are being - mostly - embraced. This book portrays characters ranging from Bobby Smith, the son of the well-known radio hostess Neighbour Dorothy, to the phenomena known as the Sunset Club, Dinner on the Ground and the Funeral King.

Deep in the hushed dimness of a second-hand bookshop, Louise Canova discovers a faded hardback. It is an A-Z of how to be elegant, written many years before. As she starts reading, the book's pages whisper something elusive - a way to face up to her unhappy marriage and recapture her self-esteem.