We've all been there: you're asked a question at a special event or work presentation; you have to say something, think fast,
...Mrs H., Rachel, Edwina, Ida, Sarah, Dot & Chrissie all have something in common. They're women, they may be fat, thin, old, young, married or single, diverse as human beings can be but they are all survivors. This enthralling novel follows the ripples that go into ordinary lives which have been changed by a shared experience, all connected by the same hospital clinic in a small Northern town. This is a novel about what it means to live in the shadow of disease, & with mental & physical scars. With marvellous ambivalence of the title question, it leaves us with a great deal more to consider about life & its infinite variety.