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291 pages New Zealand author Summary: Loretta is a school librarian who embarks on compiling The Dangerous Book for Menopausal Women while waiting to collect her son from after-school activities. Chance is a teenager who discovers an unusual creative outlet to offset the strain of her controlling mother. Riva is dedicated to the wetlands sanctuary she created, and is seeking a way to fulfil her promise to her dying sister to do something 'absolutely spectacular'. Within a clearing in the woods by a lake stands a den, a secret sanctuary and eventual meeting place for all three women. (Publisher)