Emily Thompson could never have guessed that the last few years of her life would turn out to be so tragic and yet at the same time so intensely fulfilling.The loss of Arthur, her husband and soul-mate, is devastating for the seventy year old. Nevertheless, even in death he does not leave her, but keeps ethereal company with her throughout a series of momentous events that, given the choice, Emily and her family would have preferred to avoid.Yet, there are highs as well as the lows; for ex-ample, Emily's marriage to the distinguished James and her close relationship with granddaughter Kristine.However, it is the depths into which she is unwittingly plunged that, by rights, should have set the tone for her final years...but for Arthur's presence.