Dina is about to turn forty when she receives an early diagnosis of a serious illness, two farewell parties and three unexpected gifts. Alongside all this and a sea of mysteries, she embarks on a search for the truth to over come anger, uncertainty and pain. A story full of life about the value of friendship, acceptance and the extraordinary power of words in the face of forgetting. An interesting novel shot through with illness that also features murders, sexual exploitation, women’s issues… and a sinister pseudo-religious organisation. Family relationships, romantic relationships and friendships are the core threads that bring sense to the life of this novel’s protagonist. Dina has a wooden box where she keeps all her memories of them…