Publisher's Synopsis
She used to be a nurse, caring for the sick and wounded. But now, she is a prisoner of her own misery - trapped by poverty, despair and alcoholism. Her life is a nightmare, and she has no control over anything. Her body is tormented by gout, her mind by self-loathing. But things are about to get worse. As winter approaches, a mysterious rot begins to spread in her house, infecting everything and everyone it touches. It is a deadly force that consumes both flesh and soul, leaving behind only decay and madness. Will she be able to escape the rot, or will she succumb to its horrors?
