Anita Richardson is terrified of getting older. Years ago, watching her father in his last moments, she promised herself that she would pour all her determination into holding back time. It's a fight she might be losing. Despite her best efforts, the years keep coming. At some point middle age and the menopause crept up on her, and it's getting harder and harder to pretend that her marriage isn't falling apart. Haunted by old workplace relationships and by the looming vision of her own mortality, Anita must try to make sense of a life that refuses to stay stable. Can fifty really be fought?