What does the woman mean? [br] [originaltext]M: Do you like Ben Brown’ s novels

M: Do you like Ben Brown’ s novels?
W: I couldn’ t put his latest one down until the last chapter.

M: When do you leave for holiday?
W: On the fifteenth. We’ re flying. The flight takes nine and a half hours.
M: And when are you back?
W: On the twenty-fourth. I’ll give you a ring when we’ re back.