Time Together

'We saw a sign on the freeway. It said, "e;Once Perilous Now Safe,"e; something like that, about a bridge or something, and I said - she was looking at Tim - 'that's me!'Trying to avoid the loneliness that s come in the wake of his mother s recent passing, Phil has invited a bunch of old friends to stay with him on the coast. Tomorrow, Bella and Tim will arrive with their two kids, one on the brink of puberty; and the next day, Jo and Lucas will come too, with their little one. Then there s Annie, who will be by herself. Maybe this is a mistake. Maybe it s just what they all need.The story of a beach holiday told by four different people, Time Together is a novel about different kinds of love, different kinds of loneliness, and the way spending time together can bring out the best and worst in each other.