From Bonding to Bondage, From B&Q to Belarus, Along With Seven Smelly Cats, Three Useless Handymen, Two Slimy Estate Agents, Social Workers, and a Bonker Lady, This is the Story of a Very Unlikely Friendship. Georgie Sinclair's Husband Has Walked Out; Her Sixteen-Year-Old Son is Busy Surfing Born-Again Websites; and All Those Overdue Articles for Adhesives in the Modern World Are Getting Her Down. so When Georgie Spots Mrs Shapiro, an Eccentric Old Jewish Emigre Neighbour With an Eye for a Bargain and a Fondness for Matchmaking, Rummaging Through Her Skip in the Middle of the Night, It's Just the Distraction She Needs. and Although They Mistrust Each Other at First - Georgie Doesn't Like the Look of That Past-Its-Sell-By-Date Fish, While Mrs Shapiro Thinks Georgie Needs to Smarten Herself Up and Grab a New Husband - a Firm Friendship is Formed Over the Reduced-Price Shelf at the Supermarket. Then Mrs Shapiro is Admitted to Hospital and to Georgie's Surprise, She is Named As Her Next Of