An interesting story about love and loss and immortality. A seemingly young girl is arrested for murder, but as the doctor who is tending to her in the hospital listens to her story he finds she is much older than she looks. The characters are well drawn and interesting. The story is hard to read in parts with the sheer brutality of what the characters go through. This story is not for the faint of heart - Adair is positively creepy. But it is well written, interesting and captures the imagination.