A novel about love, death and guilt; in particular the consequences of legalised assisted dying.Haunted by a mysterious and half remembered event from her early childhood, Marianne is uninhibited in her zest for life, but when certain choices - including an entanglement with an American diplomat (or spy?) - lead to disastrous consequences, the familiar feelings of guilt return. Throughout the twists and turns of her long life, events from the past keep returning to confront her; by the time she reaches old age Britain has legalised assisted dying, and for Marianne this is perhaps the route she must take to provide the redemption she requires...