Four Londoners, whose lives are already entwined, wittingly and otherwise, are about to meet again in an obscure seaside town in southern France … Holly and Peter, after a meeting of souls in book one, have installed themselves in Castallen-sur-Mer with their son Gabriel, no plan, a violin and a small stash of money, which is about to disappear … Sandra has left Spitalfields, packed her manuscripts, her life and her best friend into a transit van, and is driving towards a small stone house on a hill outside Castallen, where Cameron will be waiting for her.Jasper, after an unplanned road trip and an episode in a Montpellier hotel room that he would rather forget, has arrived in his graffiti-sprayed VW camper van with his chef's knives, good references and a lingering desire for Darren. Set in France, London and Las Vegas, Staying out of the midday sun, is the second part of a trilogy spanning twenty years, in which the heroes are challenged with the everyday: love, babies, gîte cleaning, a new language, aging parents — as well as shoot-outs, Las Vegas weddings, bureaucracy, duck gizzard salad, and possibly the end of the world.An Amazon reviewEnthrallingThe characters so vividly drawn in Book One are back, joined by a new cast: some romantic, some sinister, and some hilariously funny.There is love in many forms, sex in many guises, comedy, tragedy, great food and witty illustrations.Bring on Book Three!
