Mimi and Ralph have sold their house in Notting Hill to Claire and have moved to Dorset. Mimi has a new best friend - Rose - whose hobbies are the domestic arts and chasing men. There are issues which divide the rich and the poor in the village. The post office is threatened with closure and one of the 'old money' landowners wants to put up a large wind turbine. Mimi wonders if she's pregnant. The conflicts between rich and poor, eco warriors and those who are profligate with the earth's resources are well realised.
I felt this book lacked the bite and wit of its predecessor. I couldn't quite see the people in the way I could with 'Notting Hell'. It was a good read, and interesting to see Ralph and Mimi again as well as brief visits from Virginie and Claire, but not quite up to the standard of 'Notting Hell' I felt.