At thirtyfive Jane realises something rather disturbing. She thought she hadher life perfectly balanced working from home as a freelance translator allowsher to... » 

At thirtyfive Jane realises something rather disturbing. She thought she hadher life perfectly balanced working from home as a freelance translator allowsher to keep her financial independence spend time with her daughter and escapeoffice politics. But somehow instead of combining a rewarding career with asatisfying motherdaughter relationship shes become an allpurpose dogsbodyrushing from crisis to crisis and combining missing deadlines with repairingthe dishwasher. Rupert is also leading the life he planned a job in the cityglamorous girlfriend plenty of money. But hes beginning to have doubts aboutthe dullbutsensible route hes chosen and to realise its just possible hewants more out of life. So when he and Jane meet each escaping their daytoday life with a stolen afternoon in the peace of the cinema they both start towonder whether its really enough to settle for the next best thing... «