The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller: with an unforgettable twist: 'Unputdownable, fun and tender with characters that jump off the page. Perfection' Marian Keyes

'A wonderful comedy of middle-class life' Sunday Times

James - The Nutty Professor. His colleagues had loved him. His students had loved him, everybody had loved him. Now he's getting on a bit and needs full-time help.
Phoebe - His daughter. Distracted, a single woman of a certain age, an artist and child-free. Busy, busy, busy.
Robert - His son. A writer who sits in his shed, thinking about women, primarily his wife, and whether she loves him or not.
Mandy - The Carer. Never been married. No children. Little is known about Mandy. But she's arrived with her teapot and Marigold gloves to help them all. A godsend. A blessing. Or is she?

'Full of charm, warmth and pitch-perfect humour' Sunday Express
'Wickedly witty' Spectator
'Compelling and surprising' Observer

A wry, witty and wise novel, full of insight and understanding'