Lillie Crawford is dying.
Her mind slowly succumbing to the ruthlessness of Alzheimer's, Lillie's remaining time on Earth is predicted to be a slow and difficult journey.
But if you ask Norah, her mother's death could not come soon enough.
Haunted by memories of the years of abuse she suffered at Lillie's hand, Norah left her mother and started a new life as soon as she was old enough.
And twenty-one years later, even after that new life falls apart, the last thing Norah wants to do is.