Publisher's Synopsis
Into the confines of Waverley Nursing Home steps Lisa, a voluntary worker whose life has
been scarred by emotional and physical abuse. Firstly, by her mother then by her Attorney
husband, Gary.
Tormented by her own painful past, she becomes a guardian angel for the suffering residents, particularly Harry whose own life had been one of hardship and suffering.
under the hands of the Japanese in the second world war. Olga, a survivor of the Holocaust,
was another resident Lisa befriends and to them she offers solace in the most controversial
way possible.
Will Lisa's acts of mercy truly be the salvation she believes them to be, or will
they unleash a chain of devastating consequences?
Into the picture comes Douglas, a flawed character who harbours a deep secret which leads
him down a treacherous path. Haunted by his own demons he too seeks an elusive redemption that
seems forever out of reach.
As these two complex souls collide, their actions ignite a series of events that will test the
boundaries of morality. In a world where right and wrong blur into shades of grey, will they
find absolution or be forever consumed by their own darkness
