Квартира на двоих

Tiffy Moore has to move out of her ex-boyfriend's flat fast. She needs somewhere cheap. Leon Twomey works night shifts at a hospice and is short of money. The two strike an odd deal that suits them both. Leon will use the flat by day. Tiffy will have it at night and on weekends.

They never meet. They only see what the other leaves behind: dirty mugs, stray shoes, scarves and books. So they start writing notes. The notes cover chores at first, like taking out the rubbish or fixing the heating. Soon they share more. They write about a jealous girlfriend, a pushy ex, friends and trouble at work.

The novel asks how many notes it takes to befriend a stranger. It also asks how many more it takes to fall in love. This is a romance by Beth O'Leary, in a Russian edition.