冷水

Johnisarepressedmanwhoisshockedtofindhimselfinmiddleage,secretlyragingathislifeasastay-at-homedad.Whenhisfailuretointerveneinaviolentconfrontationinaplaygroundbringshisidentitycrisistoahead,JohnupsandmoveshisfamilytotheruralidyllofColdwater,asfarawayfromLondonaspossible.Uponarrival,Johnisquicklybefriendedbynext-doorneighbourTommy,acharming,confidentman,devotedhusbandtothelocalvicarRebecca.Heisamanoffaith,apillarofthecommunityandself-appointedleaderofthevillage’sall-malebookgroup.JohnisbothimpressedandslightlyfascinatedbyTommy.HiswifeFionadespiseshim.AsasuccessfulformerchefhopingtolaunchanewventureinColdwater,Fionaseesthemoveasanopportunitytoleavethepastbehindthem.Tonotonlyre-buildtheirlivesasafamilybutre-ignitethelong-lostsparkintheirfadingmarriage.Whenherhusband’srelationshipwiththeirenigmaticnewneighbourbecomesincreasinglyintense,Fiona’ssuspicionsarearoused.SheisunconvincedTommyisallheseemstobe.ButJohnremainsblissfullyunawarethatTommyisharbouringhorrifyingsecrets,andit’sonlyafteraseriesofunsettlingincidentsstarttooccurthatJohnbeginstowonderwhotherealTommyactuallyis.AndwhenJohn’slong-repressedragecomestoaheadwithdisastrousresults,hesoonfindshimselfunexpectedlyindebtedtohisnewfriend.Thisisthestoryofanormalman,inanormalmarriage,whofindshimselfinafarfromnormalsituation.Amanwhodiscoversanewfoundsenseofhisownpower,rightatthemomenthefallsundertheinfluenceofsomeoneincrediblydangerous.