It is the mid nineteenth-century and eleven-year-old Lizzie Harronden is heart-broken when her family have to leave their cottage. Due to increasing competition from the new railways, Lizzie, her mother and brother, Lorcan, have to go to live and work on their father's cramped narrowboat. At first, Lizzie hates the hard work and long hours. However, she soon comes to enjoy her new way of life and forms a close bond with Nell, the horse, who she leads along the towpath. Nell is generally steady and good-tempered, until she passes the haunted lake near the canal. That winter is hard and they are late with a delivery of coal. In order to make up for lost time the family have to travel through the night. Things are going well until they approach the haunted lake. Can Lizzie help Nell overcome her fear in time to reach the wharf and save the family from ruin?

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