Thirty-somethings Nick & Laura have been married for 10 years & things arent going well. She senses her biological clock ticking away & wants children while he doesnt. Not because he doesnt like children but because he feels a child would be just one responsibility too many. Nicks problem is his parents. Hes devoted to them of course but sometimes even he finds his patience wearing a little thin which in turn brings on the guilt. But they are rather a handful. Theyre conservative highly eccentric & increasingly infirm. His Mums so enormously overweight that her hearts now a bit dicky & she is certainly no longer up to looking after Dad by herself. Hes got Parkinsons Disease
- not the shaking kind as Mums always reminding people
- but hes unable to do even the simplest task himself & needs constant care & attention. Nick knows the time has come to take the matter in hand but things need to be handled carefully. & so he & Laura take them to Malta for what they hope will be a happy final family holiday. Nick thinks his only problem is going to be avoiding Lauras amorous advances but this particular island turns out to be a sun-kissed cupboard with more than its fair share of skeletons... Tackling a taboo subject with sensitivity understanding great affection & good humour What We Did On Our Holiday" is a remarkably uplifting moving & reassuring novel about a time in our lives when it seems roles are reversed & we find ourselves looking after the very people wed always assumed would be there to look after us."