Then and now - R.J. Gould

Three friends whose university bond was shattered by tragedy meet again after fifty years of silence for one weekend reunion. Reflective, warm-hearted contemporary fiction about ageing, regret and whether an old wound can still be mended. Sandy is about to retire following an illustrious career as editor of an upmarket fashion magazine. Michael can't retire; he thinks his work explaining the dangers of climate change is far too important. Jonathan would like to retire from running his fundraising consultancy, but a family crisis is getting in the way. These three were the best of friends at university before a tragedy wrecked their friendship. That was fifty years ago, and they haven't spoken since. Sandy urges the other two to join her for a weekend reunion. Together they reminisce about their student days, a wild era with its heady mix of free love, drugs and ground-breaking music. They share their life journeys since the Swinging Sixties: the successes and failures, the happiness and despair, their optimism and fears for the future. The reunion is drawing to a close. Dare they tackle the incident that tore them apart, the event that's carried guilt for so many years? If they're to have any chance of reconciliation, they have to. And their time together is nearly up. Then and now is a standalone novel in the Second Chances series, a tale of love, loss and the chance to put things right, for readers who love reunion stories, sixties nostalgia, and friendships given
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