Four contrasting perspectives on the unassailable uncertainty of life. This second volume in the Casus series continues to explore the interplay between choice and destiny. Pont Neuf follows Nick Wiseby's quest for personal autonomy. How could he know his relationship with Elizabeth would change everything? Frances takes us inside Harold's mind, which is failing to cope with the disintegration of old age. The Gift asks another kind of question: Why does Robert believe he has a personal relationship with the voice in his GPS app? And in Moratorium, five-year-old Sam Muir lies in a hospital bed, dying of liver disease, while his mother Joanna waits for a miracle.