Olivia Taylor believes she has suffered the worst life can throw at her after the break-up of her marriage. Full of hope, she starts a new life with her nine-year-old daughter, Ellie, only to find the worst is yet to come. Meeting Michael Crossman is the beginning of an unspeakable nightmare for Olivia and her world slowly unravels. It is only through the re-telling of her story that we piece together what has led her to become a mere shadow of the woman she once was.