Description

On Yorkshire s gradually-crumbling mud cliffs sits an Edwardian seaside house. In the bathroom, Jacob and Ella hide from their parents passionate arguments by playing the Underwater Breathing game – until the day Jacob wakes to find his mother and sister gone.

Years later, the sea s creeping closer, his father is losing touch with reality and Jacob is trapped in his past. Then, Ella s sudden reappearance forces him to confront his fractured childhood. As the truth about their parents emerges, it s clear that Jacob s time hiding beneath the water is coming to an end.