Chloe needs a holiday. She's sick of making wedding dresses, her partner Philip has troubles at work, and the whole family wants a break. Her wealthy friend Gerard has offered the loan of his luxury villa in Spain-perfect. Hugh is not a happy man. His wife Amanda seems more interested in her new kitchen than in him, and he works so hard to pay for it, he barely has time for his children. Maybe he'll have a chance to bond with them on holiday. His old friend Gerard has lent them a luxury villa in Spain- perfect. Both families arrive at the villa and get a shock-Gerard has double-booked. An uneasy week of sharing begins, and tensions soon mount in the soaring heat. But there's a secret history between the families-and as tempers fray, an old passion begins to resurface.

Madeleine Wickham is the author of several acclaimed novels, including Cocktails for Three and The Gatecrasher, a New York Times bestseller. As Sophie Kinsella, she has written the Shopaholic series as well as her most recent book, Remember Me. She lives in London.