A brand new, stand alone novel from the bestselling author of the }No 1. Ladies' Detective Agency{ series, the }44 Scotland Street{ novels and many others. Follows the success of his last stand alone novel }Trains & Lovers{, which sold 20,000 hardbacks in the first 6 weeks of publication. A moving love story, it follows 2 sweethearts from childhood into adulthood. 'McCall Smith's generous writing and dry humour, his gentleness and humanity... have endeared his books to readers' }The New York Times{