Silver Threads: A Novel

Australian artist Melanie Jamieson feels her life is on a one-way trip to nowhere. Since the unexpected breakup of her six-year relationship with the author of the children's book she illustrates, Malanie has been unable to drag herself out of an ever-deepening depression. To make matters worse, because she & her ex-lover shared mutual friends & moved in the same circles, Melanie is constantly running into Terry & her new girlfriend. Wavering between anger & despair, Melanie decides to leave Melbourne & visit her family in Queensland. Once there, she discovers that both her divorced parents are leaving on long trips with their spouses. In an effort to keep her mind off Terry she decides to stay with their former neighbor, Crys Hewitt, who needs help to make ends meet on her farm. Unknown to Melanie's mother, when her daughter was a shy, confused teenager, she had an incredible crush on Crys, & now feels she made a complete fool of herself trying to win the woman's attention. Despite her initial reluctance, Melanie finds herself back on the farm--& back in the life of the attractive & sensuous older woman.… (more)