A Breath of Fresh Air Abridged Author:Erica James Charlotte Lawrence mid thirties returns from Brussels to her Cheshire roots a widow, her husband having been killed in a car crash the very day she told him she wanted a divorce. She didnt love him, but feels awful guilt that she mights have caused his death. Her interfering family naturally see her as the grieving widow, w... more »hich she is, but not for the reasons they think. They decide to take her out of herself. The arrival of this very attractive woman in the village causes all sorts of ructions, and it is Charlottes interaction with a varied and brilliantly drawn group of characters that make this novel the joy it is. Eventually she does fall in love again, having resisted for too long her drop-dead gorgeous neighbour Alex because of her guilt and the fear that she many be incapable of love. At once sparkling and poignant, occasionally sad, often funny and sometimes hilarious, A Breath of Fresh is a poised, enchanting first novel that marks the debut of an outstanding talent.« less