aaaJohnisarepressedmanwhoisshockedtofindhimselfinmiddleage,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.