Martin Ellingham, a London-based surgeon, relocates to the picturesque seaside village of Port Wenn, establishing himself as the area's general practitioner. He grew up in the area having been raised by his now widowed Aunt Joan Norton. His reasons for leaving London and the high-paid life of a consultant are not clear initially but related to a phobia he has recently developed...
1994年，莫然的长篇小说《潇洒走南方》被中央电视台中国电视剧制作中心改编，拍摄成12集的《走出雨季》。该剧在央视播出后，观众好评如潮。
八卦杂志总喜欢用竞争视角去形容同期出道的薛亚之（谢盈萱 饰）和周凡（杨谨华 饰），但这一点都无伤这对好姊妹的友谊，因为一直以来她们都是彼此的依靠，直到薛亚之决定要嫁给李子齐（薛仕凌 饰）这天。而这场变调的婚礼，像一把利刃，狠狠地划开了这对挚友的情感，也划开了两位女演员此后的命运，过往的一对好友如今变成后不见后的“宿敌”，正是嗜血的媒体最爱的情节。但，没人去关心，那把划开姐妹情谊的利刃，至今还插在她们的身体里，折磨着彼此。
