A secretarys silent passion for her boss meets the acid test on a business trip a man and a womans mutual disdain at first sight shows how deceptive appearances can be an insecure wife clings to the illusion of order, only to discover chaos at the hands of a house-sitter who opens the wrong doors a pair of star-crossed travellers pick up each others bags, and then learn when you unlock a strangers suitcase, you enter a strangers life. These and many more poignant, ironic, often humorous stories - unforgettable slices of life - show why Maeve Binchy is one of the worlds favourite storytellers.