the main character in this book , Angie Watts, has it all. She has a husband, children and an idyllic house in the country. So when all that is threatened she goes all out to protect what is hers. her oldest son Liam turns from a sweet natured child to a very troubled teen.He leaves home for days at a time and doesn't tell Angie where he is. He gets expelled from school. Angie is out of her mind. Then one day Liam gets found out as a drug user and the youngest child is found playing with a syringe. This is the final straw for Angie's husband Steve. Years later Angie is called by police to tell her there has been a murder and Liam is the suspect. Her husband has left her and she is facing rack and ruin and eviction and with her other two children is on the breadline facing eviction. This is all she needs.The author shows in this book how any one can go from riches to rags, from wealth to poverty in the blink of an eye. And it shows the resilience of some people to try to save their family