Misconduct

- Blurb -

Simone is struggling as her fortieth birthday looms. She's lost her job, her license, her boyfriend and chance for a family, in fact she's in danger of losing the plot altogether. Sad and desperately in need of payback, she seeks revenge on her ex. Things come to a head when she impulsively steals his car, drives it behind an old abandoned factory, and torches it. Her best friend, worried about how dangerous she seems, offers Simone a way out — a house-sitting job at a remote beach. She began to be seduced by the idea of a lovely, distant solitude. And actually she had good incentive to leave. With only the responsibility of somebody else's perpetually cheerful dog, Simone values her isolation — but her elderly neighbours have other ideas and begin to pull her into their eccentric lives. 'Oh don't mind us, sweetie, we're what happened to Gatsby's crowd after the partying was over!' Just as Simone begins to embrace the possibilities of her new life and find perspective, she finds the past is not easy to leave behind. Misconduct is a moving novel about redemption, the sweet and sour taste of revenge and a woman's search for friendship and love.