Vivs marriage to David was not a conventional one but when he died
- in an accident for which she blamed herself
- it was as if her whole world had collapsed around her. She escaped by running mainly around the nearby lake which was once a popular place of recreation but was now desolate & deserted. It became both her refuge & her dread. But through the misery she made some unexpected friends
- a couple in the village whose family needed her as much as she needed them. & gradually as a new life opened up she could confront the terrible secrets which had haunted her & which could now be laid to rest.