It hasn’t rained in Britain for three years. Except at The Well, Ruth and Mark’s rural property, their haven from the pressures of the city. But their lush garden paradise has made the outside world envious and suspicious, and the idyll soon begins to turn sour.
Then Lucien arrives, the child to brighten their lives, and the sisters of the Rose set up camp, drawn by the miracle of the rain.
And Ruth is swept inexorably towards a shocking act of violence.