A lost village has existed in the heart of England, forgotten for fifty years, with farms and a river, the citizens had all they needed, but then one day the river runs dry as three reluctant visitors find their way to the village. How the visitors become part of the story of the village and what becomes of the people and their river can be discovered here. From the matriarch to the mad prophet, from the armed robber and his hostage to the stern recluse in the orchard, each has a part to play if Clae is to be saved.