Iris is leaving the English winter to take a holiday in the New Zealand sunshine with an old friend, hoping to complete her recovery from a serious illness and to make amends for a shameful episode in her past. But the shock of a sudden death, the shadow of an old love affair, and the onset of ominous new symptoms threaten to destroy her hopes of happiness and healing. This short novel of mystery and romance touches on deeper themes - interplay of body mind and spirit, evidence for an afterlife, and the power of forgiveness.