Laura and her son Daniel have always been close, but for the past few years, he’s been away at university. When he returns home after graduating, she relishes spending time with him.

A ‘book camp’ gave Claire Droney the much-needed push to finally get her novel idea off the ground and onto a page.

LOUISE MILLAR

The Wife who Ran Away

IT WAS billed the chickflick of the year but ironically, Sex and the City sent thousands of women to the classical section of their local bookshop, seeking out a collection of historic letters that didn’t exist.