Robert and Joy are left behind during the London season. Alone and bored, they find entertainment in sending anonymous letters to an unknown stranger. Slowly they discover they have more in common with this stranger than just idleness and a real friendship blossoms. A tragic series of events forces the two to finally meet face to face, changing their lives forever. Told in their own words in a series of letters and newspaper clippings, this novella reveals the two sides to their story: that which they portray to society, and that which they hide in their hearts.

Sometimes you have to be middle-aged to come of age. The world ended the day Kandi turned 40. Her life became the ultimate cliche: cubicle dweller, douche of an ex-husband, no friends, and three times as many cats as her lease allowed. About the only thing that kept her from being a punchline to a really bad joke was the fact she had just won the lottery and had 25 million reasons to ensure she would be having the last laugh. Kandi may have stopped the cliche, but she hadn't stopped her really crappy luck. Nothing ever ended up as she expected and winning the lottery wasn't going to be any...