Brendan is convinced that nothing exciting ever happens in the drought-stricken town of Jacks Marsh. At the nearby reservoir, something extraordinary is going on--the water level is dropping, revealing the remains of an old gold-mining town called Walden. Talk of Walden also stirs memories of unspeakable cruelties committed by its founding families, igniting hostility in the residents of Jacks Marsh who are its descendants.
Brendan is convinced that nothing exciting ever happens in the drought-stricken town of Jacks Marsh. At the nearby reservoir, something extraordinary is going on--the water level is dropping, revealing the remains of an old gold-mining town called Walden. Talk of Walden also stirs memories of unspeakable cruelties committed by its founding families, igniting hostility in the residents of Jacks Marsh who are its descendants.