The book is about Ellen home in Paris staying with her husband who is having an affair with other ladies and lying about it, she decides to go on a internet love site to see if she can find someone in the world, she came across a male Charlie who charmed her. After twelve month Ellen thought he was the man, she started to save money and sell as many of her belongs that had value, cashed in her life insurance to buy a ticket to fly to Melbourne to meet Charlie in person . Six month went by found that Charlie had an affair with two ladies and the texts messengers that followed by one lady Jenny and text messengers on Charlie phone from Liz. Ellen became hostility against all three when she asked Charlie denied everything, until Jenny toled Ellen that she had sex in the back seat of the car around midnight while he was collecting for charity at a shopping car park. Jenny was told by Charlie he was staying at Liz place for up to six hours on Monday each week. Jenny was text Ellen up to five times a day, Ellen formed the opinion that Jenny wanted Charlie for her self as she was single, looking for a partner. It got so bad that Charlie put his hands around Ellen throat and said he could easy kill you and nobody would care. Charlie work for a charity which went sour as he was not paying properly and taking out tax but was giving to the tax man. They left Melbourne to go to Cairns Queensland and were in floods, Charlie has became Ellen love of his life. They are struggling to make ends meet, Ellen mother has died, her father and sister said you are in Australia and we can not help you which she feels abandoned by her family in Paris. A couple of good friends in Australia makes her feel good if it was not for them she has said she would be better of dead.
