"The hand that first held mine" by Maggie O'Farrell

I'm reading a novel by Maggie O'farrell called "The hand that held mine". In the novel we are first introduced to Alxandra who is a 21-year-old woman who is living with her mother and siblings. She dreams of moving to London on her own, and in the first chapter she accidentally meets Innes, a 36- year-old journalist who is living in London. He suggests that they meet in London if she moves there.