When Kim finds her best friend Ellen dead, she uses an old family recipe to bring her back to life. Sort of. Ellen doesn’t have a heartbeat, doesn’t need to breathe, and can’t leave Kim’s house without dying again. The question of whether she needs to eat human brains is still outstanding.
Ellen is dubious about her new existence. Also, she has a big hole in her memory to go along with the one in the back of her skull, and her best friend is acting strange even under very strange circumstances.
After Kim reveals what really happened, Ellen’s physical worries take a backseat to more profound ones. Does she want to live? And does Kim want the responsibility of being her friend’s keeper? Their friendship is put to the test as they learn that resurrection is the easy part. It’s finding a reason to go on living that’s the real trick.