A Tarnished Life

An alcoholic close to death Emma a once beautiful woman with the promise of a bright future lives the last few years of her life in a squalid basement room. In an attempt to banish loneliness she takes comfort in recalling happier moments shared with loved ones but is also forced to relive a series of disastrous relationships. <br>This gripping family saga traces her story from childhood life as a young woman in war-ravaged London and a period of affluence and happiness filled with the desire of creating a family of her own. Her hopes are thwarted and her marriage starts to fail. During this time she forges a bond with a Scottish couple who bear the scars of a tragic past. <br>Unable to cope with her disappointments broken dreams and a devastating revelation inexorably she embarks on a spiral of self-destruction. Even the unwavering presence of the man who gave up everything for her cannot release her from the prison of her own making.