It was valuable to me that the friend who recommended this book also suggested that I avoid any hint of its content (including the Library of Congress's classifications on the title page), advice I would pass on to anybody scanning this before reading the novel. Set in England, in the 1990s, this is the story of Kathy H. She is currently a carer, providing support for donors at various stages in the donation process, before eventually becoming a donor herself. As she travels across England to the different sites where her donors are recuperating, she thinks back to her schooldays and her friends, Ruth and Tommy.