Patricia Ainger

The second in The Villagers' series continuing the interwoven stories of Anna, Jo and Sally. What lies on the horizon for Anna? Will her romance with Simon give her the happiness that has eluded her for so long or is it yet another disaster waiting to happen? Can efficient talented Jo ever get her complicated love life resolved? And Sally - the single mum working so hard to bring up her three teenagers - what new trials will she find waiting for her? Set in a fictional village just north of the Georgian city of Bath, the lives of these three women unfold as if in a modern day 'Cranford' - Anna, Jo and Sally are not great heroines involved in historically important events but three ordinary women living the complex lives of 21st century women.