Costas Michaelides and Eleanor Thorpe are old buddies. Costas couldn't imagine a world without her. She's part of his fabric. She'd always been there. Always. since the year dot. When his wife died in childbirth, sure, Eleanor helped with his son. That's what mates do for each other. And now Costas is back 'on the market' again, it makes no difference to them, does it? Eighteen months on, Costas finally noticed the hole in his life. Where is she? This best mate from the year dot. Searching for his buddy, Costas is staggered to hear she's moved away. Shocked, horrified, distraught, he finds she's moved to Canada and married. Yes, married. married. to someone else. But, Eleanor is returning to the UK, with her husband. It's inevitable they will meet again. Will the pain of seeing her with someone else, be more than the pain of not seeing her?