Bina, A Bracingly Plain-spoken Older Irishwoman, Is Under Police Surveillance For A Crime Considered So Unspeakable And Incendiary That She Cannot Refer To It Directly Upon Threat Of Immediate Arrest. As A Last Resort, Bina Has Taken To Her Bed To Write Out Her Own Version Of Her Story On The Backs Of Old Envelopes. Slowly, We Piece Together The Poignant Truth: At The Heart Of This Book Is A Deliberate Act Of Merciful Euthanasia That Brings With It An Awful Burden, One That An Anguished Bina Cannot Bear To Face. Anakana Schofield.