Freakish, thought Lily; that was the word for her family. Her brother Lonnie kept dropping in and out of courses; her mother worried about Lonnie; her nan had an imaginary friend (who wouldn't be a little bit mad if they'd been married to Pop for over fifty years?). That left Lily to be the sensible one in the family. Maybe she should fall in love - what could be less sensible than that?
Fall in love? Ridiculous! But when she saw Daniel Steadman and their eyes caught, only for a second, the tiny encounter gave Lily a strange light woozy feeling inside her head. It made her brain feel funny, like a tablet fizzing, dissolving away inside a water glass. Perceptive and gently humorous, Judith Clarke skillfully unravels the lives of her characters and brings them back to together for a perfect cloudless day. *'A warm, engaging read about family and love and friendship and the ties that bind.'* Maureen McCarthy