Kate Parker has had so much bad luck in her life she's convinced she's cursed. But when she tries to do her best to keep herself & her son safe people tell her she's being anxious & obsessive. Just when her life starts to spin completely out of control an Oxford professor she meets offers to help. But his methods are not conventional. If she wants to live her life again he will expect her to take risks. When a mysterious neighbour starts to take more than a passing interest in her Kate tries to stay rational & ignore it. Maybe this however is the one time Kate should be worried.