The South Pacific island of New Caledonia is home to many ex-patriats, to include Melanie, a young English woman who is suddenly - and totally inexplicably - abandoned by her husband. Based on a true story and set in the 1960s in the days of stiletto heels and the Beatles, the reasons for Melanie's loss slowly unravel ..... This award-winning novel is aimed at women readers and is a page-turner you will want to recommend to your friends.