I love it when real life decides to imitate the plots of my books. It happened a few years ago with The Emerald Comb (see this post) and is happening again now with my new book, The Drowned Village.
My book was inspired by a visit to Haweswater Reservoir in the Lake District. A village, Mardale Green, was evacuated and demolished to make way for this reservoir. What if, I thought, a secret was buried in the village, then lost when the village was flooded? What if, in a period of drought, the reservoir recedes and the village and its secrets exposed?
Well look what’s happened, in our current heatwave! More fabulous pictures in this article. Whether or not there’s a real life secret to be uncovered remains to be seen, though.
But there’s definitely a mystery to be resolved in my book – which you can pre-order here.
Kathleen McGurl 
Sounds a good story, but what amazing coincidence! Wondered for a while why water shortage particularly in NW… then read that apparently there are few (if any) underlying aquifers beneath in that part of England…
Yes, I guess if they are reliant on surface water they are more susceptible to drought.