When Judy agrees to marry Declan his happiness is complete. But from the first night of their marriage cracks appear in their relationships until eventually Judy reveals the demons which haunt her. When a child dies, the questions that follow unravel a past which rocks their security to its foundations.

What have they inherited? What are they passing on to future generations/ This story of love and deception challenges the morality of what is done in the name of infertility treatment today and exposes the dilemmas and conflicts which society must address.

'Hazel McHaffie tackles the emotive issue of male infertility. The ethics and consequences of assisted reproduction are rarely out of the headlines, but this book challenges pre-conceived ideas and drives us to reflect on what is done in the name of modern medicine and what, in similar circumstances, we would choose for ourselves.'
Brian Hurwitz, in the foreword

'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