On the fifth anniversary of his older sister's death, nineteen-year-old Jonny Dart, troubled by feelings of guilt and an imperfect memory of the event, goes in search of the only other witness to the fatal accident and, through a chance meeting with a senile old woman, finds a way to free himself of the past.
Sometimes Jonny, 19, feels that the memory of his sister Janine's death five years before will always be more real to him than anything in his own life.
Jonnys in a bad way. after a night of trouble., he sets out to find his dead sisters best friend. But wandering through the deserted city late at night, he finds someone else instead - old Sophie West suffers from senile dementia, a brain disorder causing loss of memory and disorientation. She is reduced to living on her own in genteel but dreadful squalor - her only companions a mass of cats. As a temporary outcast himself, Jonny takes refuge with her.
Jonny tries to recover from after the trouble he had and tries to find his sister. He diden't give up on his quest to find his dead sisters best friend.
A good introduction to the book but I'd really like to see your discussion of the ethical dilemma's discussed.
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