When 42-year-old Dawn Brightside is offered a bed in St Jude's Hostel for the Homeless, it means so much more than just a roof over her head. Dawn has been running from her past for twenty-two years, but finally she's found a group of people who need her, and she's determined not to let them down. So when she discovers that St Jude's is in danger of having its funding cut, Dawn knows she must find a way to save this light in the darkness. But when her past finally catches up with her, will her new friends trust her version of the story, or is everything about to crumble around her once again?