"There comes a time when each of us must say goodbye to someone we love . . . for many it is the most painful thing they will ever have to do . . . but what if you could be spared that pain? What if you were able to stay in touch with your loved ones even after they had been taken from you?" 

Joey's mum didn't want to die. So she made Joey promise to rent her a place at the House of Lazarus, where they say they can keep people alive for ever. It costs a lot to keep her there and Joey finds it hard to pay the rent. Then he has a strange dream and begins to wonder if he has done the right thing. Can the House of Lazarus really give people the gift of eternal life?