Natalie, 39yrs 11mths, is on a journey. She finds what it takes to change her life. Love, loss and starting over are littered with humour.
South of England 2004.
Natalie and Spike(dog) go to France. Here Gerry (husband) is in hospital following a cycling accident.
The journey to Normandy should take a day, but Natalie gets lost and finds herself enjoying the delights of Paris.
Instead of returning Natalie travels on through France, across the Pyrenees into Spain. Finally from Barcelona she returns to Gerry. Phone calls show them to be increasingly out of touch.
Amongst new friends are, three people on a river boat, a busker who is shot, a brother she drives away from, a glider pilot she flies with and a film cameraman (Alex) who becomes 'a special friend'.
Fom Barcelona, Jose, a plylon spotter, leads her back following French pylons.
Through this carnival of people and places she has captured the readers of an English National newspaper.
On Natalie's return she discovers her best friend once slept with Gerry. Spike goes to the vet, Katy (daughter) goes to Japan and dad, who lived close by, moves away.
Freed from responsibilities she leaves for Amsterdam as a travel writer for the newspaper that has followed her..
Alex will meet her there.