From Where I Fell

Susan Johnson

(Allen & Unwin, $32.99)

An anguished email from Pamela Robinson in Australia to her ex-husband in Paris accidentally ends up in the inbox of New York State teacher Chrisanthi Woods. Chrisanthi is sympathetic to Pamela’s struggles and the women begin to tell each other their stories and secrets. This tale is of two lives – one, a woman who must re-invent the meaning of home after her divorce, and the other who must find home by leaving it. A seamless joining of humour and serious intentions.