内容简介：
Joan Raycart hasnat spoken since her last child was buried. Everyone believed that her sonas drowning was a tragic accident, but Joan didnat accept that. She now walks ghostly along the river with three dogs that have mysteriously become her constant guardians. Fears mount about Joanas behavior, and neighbors try to have her committed. Shorty, a young boy, also lives on the river. He begins working for the Raycarts after being rescued by them on one terrifying night. Joan begins to speak to Shorty with short bursts of warning and quiet sincerity. Shorty experiences the emotions that come from helping a neighbor in trouble as well as the violence that invades men who promote dogfighting. The river is where the tragedy started, and the river is where truth is found. Is something or someone watching Shorty and Joan as they walk the river?