Brief romantic encounters that sparkle with humour and poignancy. Meet Maggie and Don, the conventional married couple, whose lives are dramatically interrupted by the arrival of Beth, Maggie's beautiful but impulsive friend ...Anne, the plain and practical secretary who dreams of capturing the heart of dashing Bruce Gordon, the firm's accountant ...The young man and woman alone in a crowded airport terminal who find brief solace in each other's company ...Just some of the marvelous characters, young and old, that people this richly observed collection of short stories.