Jane's son David, now eight, is showing signs of disturbance. He needs a father, and Jane decides to find one for him. Toby is married and she is trying to evade David's real father who is hunting for him. She meets someone, but is he right - not only for David but for her?


'A tender and delightful volume...Lynne Reid Banks has that rare gift of evoking a scene or situation in little more than a line.'

Irish Times