barfoot

Gwen Stone's life takes an abrupt nosedive when Edgar, her husband of twenty years, decides he isn't suited to marriage and leaves her for freedom and the cliché of a shiny new red convertible. But Edgar's own life takes a considerably worse nosedive when he and his new car are mowed down at a level crossing by a passenger train, shocking Gwen once again. Moments after Edgar's very funny funeral, Gwen finds herself careering into the arms of David, a much younger bartender who has his own awkward problems. The results of their encounter are life-changing for each of them, in this witty, compassionate novel.