This is a strange book about death for the narrator, the carer, somehow demands your sympathy more than the poor dying cancer sufferer, Nicola. She stays in her friend’s spare room while undergoing alternative therapy that she believes will cure her. We can all see that it won’t, but should you take hope away from a cancer victim? A difficult question that is cruelly explored here in a wise narrative.
When Helen offers her spare room to her old friend Nicola, she has little idea of what lies ahead. Nicola has cancer and, sceptical of the medical establishment, is in the city for a course of alternative treatment. She is determined to deal with her illness in her own way, regardless of the advice that Helen can offer.
In the weeks that follow, Nicola's fight against cancer will turn not only her own life upside down but the lives of everyone around her. Told with humour and honesty, this unforgettable novel charts a friendship as it is tested in the face of death.
