When Winnie stumbles across a spring which can bestow the gift of everlasting life, she also stumbles across the unforgettable Tuck family. The Tucks, having drunk from this spring, will never age, and will never die. With calm clearsightedness they have kept the spring's knowledge of it would bring. But the Tucks need to take grave measures when the spring's secret is in danger of being revealed... A timeless classic that has been enjoyed worldwide, this memorable novel is both lyrical and provocative.