Ireland, XIX century. In cities an industrial era, and inhabitants of rural depth, came already, as well as thousand years back, believe in supernatural. When for Nora Лихи suddenly an unold husband and young daughter die yet, and a four-year-old grandchild loses ability to walk and speak, a woman understands that fell a prey фэйри, or "kind neighbours", as they are timidly-respectfully named by the habitants of valley. Against these creatures powerless both doctor and priest - фэйри choose, who to help, and who to harm.Nora calls to the witch-doctor Нэнс of Роух, that, on the cry, is known with "kind neighbours": force of herbares, water and fire is slave her, she will manage to drive away подменыша and return to the grandmother of healthy grandchild.In the second book author of the world best seller "Taste of smoke" Ханна Kent again calls to the real historical events - "Dark water" is written on materials trial in the Irish county of Керри in 1826.