Book 9 in the series. And well done for sustaining interest in this community for this length of time. Although these books have all been published in a short span of time – an absolute achievement.
Susan has returned and needs to find her place. She has been met with some suspicion as to why she has come back and needs to win the trust of the people.
But it is her turn to see if she can have a relationship within the community.
Enter Bobbie – caring for her long term partner with dementia.
This brings up difficult issues in itself – the level of care and coordination of people that this demands makes sobering reading. The difficulty in figuring out what the person with dementia understands about the people in her life is also apparent.
When Susan meets Joyce – Joyce appears to recognise the nature of the relationship and feels threatened. Susan being Susan runs away.

Real life is also shown here – in that the death of the Queen is mentioned and poor Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London, is noted by Liz to be a lousy speaker!