"Kenneth Earl's memory is failing, so he advertises for help to catalogue his vast music collection and create a record of his life. He takes on his final candidate, Maggie, unaware she's been to Earl House before. As a child, Maggie and her mother lived near the river that runs past the house. Her memories of that time are vague. There was Kenneth's son, William ... a boat... children singing. She was alone - afraid - and had returned home, refusing to speak. Returning to Early House as an adult offers the chance to fill in the gaps and finallly, lay to rest her childhood ghosts"--Back cover.