A love story. The second novel in Gardam's Old Filth trilogy. Old Filth (Failed in London try Hong Kong) is a QC. The first novel is his story, but this is his wife, Betty's. Her indecision over his proposal, a secret love (for two men) that she keeps for all of her life, her tragedies, and her simple joys from caring for her beloved Dorset garden. There is is nothing startling here, instead a beautifully written story of a woman's life. I adored it. (I think it helps if you have read Old Filth first.)