Delia is dying, leaving behind her husband, their two daughters and a wealth of history that she never really thought about until pretty much now.

I enjoyed parts of this book immensely and disliked parts immensely (the autopsy chapter seemed unnecessarily brutal...and that's said as someone who has worked in similar environments). I enjoyed the unexpected twists that appeared through out and the main characters pragmatism. Learning her back story bit by bit was enough to keep me invested but it didn't always hold me for long periods of time. I found it was a book that I read in, what for me, is quite a broken fashion.