Winter, Fiona

Fiona Winter's A lead to Love is a modern romance set against an unusual backdrop of a dog walking club in the North of England.

The club that is formed by Jess the central character when she is unexpectedly lumbered with her grandmother's new puppy, becomes more than just a literary mechanism to introduce a range of characters. It provides a vehicle for psychological commentary on the human condition, in particular the relationships between the sexes.

A lead to Love examines the connections between men and women of different ages and types and is not frightened to touch on the darker si...