Cirrus@Austlit

'Is it possible to break the cycle of failures in one's love life? Toby Hill, a bachelor for many years, finds himself startled out of his withdrawal from social life by a chance meeting. What happens when a chance encounter - a black swan - arrives in Toby's reclusive life?

'Why did Viv want him to come to her home for the review of the grant application instead of her office? Why was he silly enough to agree to this?

'Following in his father's footsteps, searching the world for his next adventure, learning about food, wine and love, Toby realises that what he thought was unconditional love was more to do with youthful lust. He has to admit that journeying with a female companion has its drawbacks.

'Da Capo is a coming of age story as Toby steps into the unknown, trying to understand life's complexities and betrayals in his search for fulfilment, love and commitment.' (Publication summary)

'Age has not wearied this coterie of bon vivants, gambolling in the rolling hills, vineyards and wineries of the romantic Clare Valley. But the Valley's dark secrets are revealed when firebrand Milton Manning's half-undressed body is discovered in the mud by the dam. Accident? Murder? Or simply a weak heart that gave up?

'When DI Louis Buckingham and his offsider DS Sally Seymour investigate they uncover more than they bargained for - and Sally is astounded by tales of what people her mother's age get up to.'

Source : publisher's blurb