When the flood came people drowned; or starved. Few were prepared when water ravaged the world. Lucy Marchand and her family believed they were the lucky ones. Isolated in their North Cornwall smallholding the family thought they had enough to survive the bleakest of winters. Shortages, attacks, and sibling rivalries bring out the best, and the worst, in the family, forcing Lucy to make impossible choices. When starvation looms, taboos are broken. A story too plausible to be ignored. Compelling and fast paced, "Water and Blood" is both thrilling and horrific.