The Ex-Girlfriend

'SAFFRON is the kind of woman that men see as vulnerable, mysterious and enigmatic, but who women usually find self-obsessed, depressive and phoney.' Leonie, new editor of a successful women's magazine, and her GP husband Will want a baby. It's putting their marriage under pressure. But they can cope - or so Leonie thinks. Until she finds out Will has fallen under Saffron Perry's spell again. Saffron is the ex that every wife and current girlfriend dreads. Beautiful and talented, she alternately fascinates and infuriates everyone. But why does she still have such a hold on Will? As Leonie unravels; the strands of their relationship, she finds out that everything isn't quite what it seems, and that in order to be a wife. a mother and a successful career woman. she has to make some difficult choices. Will Saffron take it all away from her? 'Deliciously thoughtful and funny' PENNY VINCENZI