Would you rather. Maggie Alderson. 2024.

Food stylist Sophie Crommelin has a beautiful life. Now that their two boys are grown up, she and her husband, Matt - an acclaimed artist - are leaving London for a new start on England’s fashionably boho south coast.

But their day after the house is sold, a series of shocks leaves Sophie reeling - and suddenly she’s heading off to Hastings on her own.

Beau Crommelin has always been very much his father’s son. Charming, beautiful and creative, he gets on with everyone and is building a name as a jewellery designer. But after Matt’s sudden death, Beau finds himself on the wrong end of amscandal and everything he thought he knew is called into question.

As Sophie and Beau try to find their feet, new friends and opportunities appear. But the biggest revelation is still to come……