The tense atmosphere Beth’s sister causes when she comes to stay is strained further by Lucy’s references to Beth’s inability to conceive. When Lucy has a fatal accident, she leaves the legacy of her child, providing Beth’s only chance of motherhood.

But forces are bent on Beth remaining childless.

"Britain's greatest living horror author."

—Dark Side

"An expert in the art of keeping the reader turning the pages."

—Time Out

"Hutson writes grippingly."

—SFX Magazine

'The one that writes what others only dare imagine.' SUNDAY TIMES