Acting Up (by Libby Purves)

I enjoyed reading Libby Purves novels the first time around, fifteen or more years ago, and Ive been enjoying re-reading them in the past year or so. But Acting Up didnt particularly grab me when I read it in 2005, and although its a good story, well-written, it didn't appeal to me any more while re-reading in the past few days.

I think the problem is that neither of the two main characters really interested me. Callum and Susie both work in the army, which I have no interest in at all. They...