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Here is where the story begins.Marnie Walker had no desire to get involved with an ageing narrowboat. With a failed marriage behind her and no satisfactory relationship in prospect, she had thrown herself into her work. But even there she was beginning to feel stale. So when her sister burdened her with the chore of looking after Sally Ann while she and her husband went away for a year, Marnie was less than enthusiastic.She soon discovered that there was much more to taking care of a canal boat than she had ever imagined. At first she resented it for placing so many demands on her time, but gradually the encounter with Sally Ann became a turning point in her life.What Marnie failed to realise was that there were sinister undercurrents at work below the surface of the calm waters of Little Venice. A gangland power struggle had broken out in this quiet corner of London. To make matters worse, the hunt was on for undefined valuables. Some people – who lurked in the shadows – were prepared to stop at nothing to get their hands on them and unbeknown to her, they had identified Marnie as the key to finding them.Taking off for the summer, Marnie embarked on her travels blissfully ignorant of the malevolent forces following in her wake. The journey, with its strange encounters, its triumphs and disasters, its humour and its pathos would change her life forever. And this is where her new life begins.