The Fletcher Affliction: And The Peppermint Spring

Ben is appalled to learn than those he loves prefer drinking something other than wateraan affliction that permeates the entire family, making them susceptible to inherent tragedies. Even after he discovers a fabulous spring that exudes wonderfully clear water from the ridge that encloses his valley, the spring becomes a special place to him and Hope, his lifelong girl-buddyawho is also affected by that affliction. The people and events in the world that is walled in by the ridge seemingly have no way out. No matter how much they try to escape its clutches, they are continually drawn back. But the spring, which brings tragedy into some lives, also furnishes a life-giving initiative to pursue happiness.