What if the love of your life was slipping away and you had just twelve hours to convince them to stay? This is a love story told from both sides, with warmth, tenderness and so much heart. Whir, beep, click. Whir, beep, click. The machines in the London hospital room play a steady rhythm. A young husband sits beside his wife's bed, his eyes fixed on her pale, still face. 'The next twelve hours are going to be critical,' the consultant tells him. 'That's where you come in. Talk to her, Mr Gallagher. I believe she's listening.' And so Steve begins to tell Pippa their story. Of the last twelve years that have brought them to this moment...to these vital twelve hours. He tells her that he loves her. That he has always loved her. That he's sorry he wasn't there when she needed him most. But is it too late? Can Pippa find her way back to him? Heartbreaking, funny and beautifully observed, this novel celebrates the messiness and the miracle that we call love...