England was now spreading across his horizon and he felt the past opening up its jaws to receive him." After years of happy married life in Ireland, author Arthur Proudfoot returns to England after the death of his beloved wife. Still grieving, he hopes that he can salvage what is left of his life and give it some meaning, but the past that he thought was far behind is still waiting. A haunting and compelling story about guilt and the road to self-forgiveness. Cover illustration by Janet