When successful health guru Eleanor Wood closes the roundhouse and relocates to rural Wales, empty-nester and almost divorced Karen Harrison is devastated – no more magical gatherings in the roundhouse.In a surprising role reversal, Karen’s life begins to flourish as she steps out of her best friend’s shadow, while Eleanor’s fortunes take an unforeseen downturn. As the women struggle to stay connected, the stormy events at a weekend celebration threaten to upend their life-long friendship forever. 'The Roundhouse' is the second of four novels which make up the collective title, The Hertfordshire Chronicles . They may also be enjoyed as individual stories.