Danny is a 12-year-old boy who lives alone with his mother.
Rather than turn Danny in to the authorities, Al.
One night, to shelter from the weather, he stows away on a narrowboat belonging to Alex, a retired schoolteacher who spends his time cruising the inland waterways network.
He absconds and sets off to find his mother, whom he believes is now living somewhere in the north of England.
After she becomes seriously ill, he ends up at a children\'s home, where there is an environment of abuse.
Danny is a 12-year-old boy who lives alone with his mother