Beautiful Adele Faulkner loves her life. She is a working writer, and living happily and in the quiet sea-side town of Abereast, surrounded by what have become her five best friends. They trust and love and look after each other, protected in turn by the kind Andre, owner of The Wharf, where the friends meet every Friday. Under the haze of alcohol, growing attractions and secret jealousies within the group, however, betrayals are almost inevitable and lives will change because of them. Adele's life is one of those turned inside out, but will this soft-hearted yet determined commitment-phobe truly be able to find happiness?"