The life of a young English doctor, Arthur Smith, is changed by a single encounter. A new patient, suffering from an incurable disease, is begging him for "help" to leave this life. Will the soft-hearted doctor go through with it for the sake of easing the suffering man's fate? The patient's daughters, the beauty Erin, and the disquieted Rachel, will play a decisive role in our hero's reversal of fortunes. A novel to grip the reader to the very end, with family secrets suddenly coming to light, leading to an intriguing conclusion.