Another character is Nina Sen, a successful bank
manager with a seven-year-old son, Max. She has
the opportunity to manage a larger branch of the
bank in Newcastle and discusses it with her husband,
David. He is a cook at a successful French restaurant
(Julie’s). He is prepared to move because of Nina’s
job, and also because he doesn’t own Julie’s, which is
what he would like. However, his parents have sent
him a letter telling him that they have bought him the
restaurant as a birthday present. This letter is burnt in
the mail van fire, too. In the end Nina takes the job in
Newcastle and travels up and down from Bath each
week for eighteen months. Meanwhile, David runs the
restaurant, and David’s niece looks after Max. After
eighteen months, Nina gets a managership at nearby
Bristol and so is able to move back.