

But an unlikely relationship with Oscar, a 30–year–old drug addict whose 'recreation' has cost him everything, and a century–old story hidden in the institution's library bring about changes that Alba could never have imagined.

Can love save those who believe they are beyond redemption? In and out of a swank north–eastern rehab centre more than a dozen times in ten years, Alba Elliot, a 25–year–old children's book writer and manic–depressive, believes she is a hopeless case. From an author whose work has been called 'haunted and joyous and heartbreaking all at once' ( Washington Post Book World) comes an unforgettable novel of two lost souls who find love and salvation against all odds.
