A gripping novel set on a remote lakeside farm, Dolfrwynog, in north Wales, where we are introduced to a family living a basic life following a worldwide crisis. The mother, Elin, has turned her back on the world, unable to cope with its hardships, the cold, the poverty. Uncle Wil is an old man and the children, Mari and Huw, are unaware of the tragedy that's isolating the farm.
