I thoroughly enjoy this author's books, whether she is writing as Madeleine Wickham or Sophie Kinsella, and though this was not my favorite of hers, I would still recommend it. This is the story of two families who are struggling -- one with tension about a possible job loss, the other with redecorating crises. Both desperately need a vacation, and both have been promised the loan of a lovely villa in Spain by a family friend. Unfortunately, they have all been promised the same villa on the same week. Hilarity ensues. Well, no, not actual hilarity, but a more mature variation of hilarity -- hidden pasts, new beginnings, uncertain endings. Wickham is a clever writer and she creates believable, complex characters within a few lines, but I didn't find this cast too likable, nor was I very interested in their problems. Still, it's always a pleasure to read a master, and Wickham is a gifted writer.