[Gutenberg 12124] • The Well / The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 4.

When her unfaithful husband, **Craig** , dies in a car accident, shortly after moving out of the family home, **Laura Wells** decides to leave Australia and go back to her native Lancashire to help nurse her ailing mother. After all, Laura’s two children, **Ryan** and **Deb** , are grown up now, and Deb has made it plain that she holder her mother responsible for her father’s desertion and death. Laura has an uphill struggle to face as she starts to rebuild her life. Desperate to find a job and a place to live, a simple wish at a wishing well leads her to **Kit Mallinder** – a man in heed of a live-in housekeeper. Kit is a former journalist, who is convalescing after a car accident and he’s still finding it hard to come to terms with a slight disability that prevents him from running or leading an active life. Both facing hardship, Laura and Kit find solace and strength in one another’s company… and if they can find the courage to trust one another they might just find the kind of happiness they dream of. **A contemporary romance perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy**