Twenty years after her family moved to the north to make a new start, Makepeace Hatfield finds herself alone, patrolling a deserted city. When she meets Ping, another lonely woman who is struggling to survive, they discover that they share a secret. But life for Makepeace is never straightforward and soon she"s back on the road, in search of safety and a place to call home. Makepeace"s journey is a haunting, moving tale of survival, forgiveness and relentless suspense.