The Other Room — Jane Blackmore

Carla and Robert have been happily married for four years when Carla's longing to have a baby sets in motion the actions that threaten their relationship and their security. Teenagers Mandy and Simon fall in love but they have to face loss and loneliness before they learn that loving includes responsibility as well as happiness.

The two couples, closely associated because of their loves, hopes and fears, are in “the other room” in each other's lives until the moment when they have to face the truth about the situation that both unites and separates them.

Also published as: Love Forbidden