The Healleys are a close, successful, loving family. But relationships become increasingly complex following the marriages of identical twins Nicholas and Michael. Darker secrets and hidden emotions are revealed when an unplanned pregnancy and a surrogacy arrangement lead to discoveries which challenge their moral values and jeopardise their happiness.

This story probes beneath society's superficial acceptance of fertility treatment, revealing the potential for pain, distorted relationships , and far reaching consequences, both medical and moral.

'Hazel McHaffie turns the spotlight onto the woman who has problems conceiving. Through a web of interconnected relationships and decisions she challenges pre-conceived ideas and drives us to reflect on what is done in the name of modern medicine.
' Brian Hurwitz, in the foreword

'Medical, Ethical, Romantic. Absorbing and fascinating. An entirely new genre for fiction'
Fay Weldon

'There are very few novels which deal with the issues of contemporary medical ethics in the lively and intensely readable way which Haze; McHaffie's books do. She uses her undoubted skill as a storyteller to weave tales of moral quandary, showing us with the subtlety and sympathy how we might tackle some of the ethical issues which modern medicine has thrown up. She has demonstrated that hard cases make good reading.'
Alexander McCall Smith

'Hazel McHaffie illuminates the novel, moral complexities of the modern world with dramatic insight.'
James le Fanu