Infused with the folklore of Northern England It Comes from the River is an unforgettable
uncanny debut about violence resilience and hope - and the power of women when they work
together. The three women flinch: feel something pass outside. A reek of singed fur scorching
damp. Flaming eyes. A creature. It knows these women. They feel its wanting. From the river it
comes. To the river it always returns. Alex is trying to hold her growing family together
with a husband who is becoming more and more difficult to keep happy. Lauren hopes that the new
man in her life might present a fresh start for her and her two boys. And Nancy's son has moved
her into a care home where she feels entirely out of place longing for her lost dog while
dreaming of her own escape. But there is something else at play here. Something lurking in
the water or at the end of an unlit street a shadow in a bag of strangers' clothing a chorus
of voices calling in the distance. As each woman's world spirals from her grasp they feel
it getting closer revealing the truth of what binds them together and what must be done to
set each of them free . . .
