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Cley
The year is 1968, and Jack Thurgo is about to plunge into marriage.
Before he finally commits himself, he takes a last holiday on his own, cycling to the Norfolk coast.
To a young man alone for the first time in years, life seems full of enjoyable temptations.
Then Jack comes across a fatal car crash in a country lane and recognizes his former boarding school mentor, John Bromley, as the comatose survivor.
Bromley had been a father figure to Jack, replacing the father he lost during World War Two.
But at the hospital, a woman identifies him as Mr. Sindacombe.
Unable to let this go, Jack starts to investigate the matter with a feverish determination bordering on the obsessive.
As his search deepens, he is transported back to his school days when he faced the fearsome Mr. Bromley, at times tempestuous, and yet so often the father Jack never knew.
At the heart of the English countryside, the summer days blur into one while the truth reveals itself...
Cley is a haunting tale exploring the inner workings of family, relationships and the ghosts of our childhood. It is the second book in Harrison’s To Liskead Quartet following on from Richard’s Feet.
Before he finally commits himself, he takes a last holiday on his own, cycling to the Norfolk coast.
To a young man alone for the first time in years, life seems full of enjoyable temptations.
Then Jack comes across a fatal car crash in a country lane and recognizes his former boarding school mentor, John Bromley, as the comatose survivor.
Bromley had been a father figure to Jack, replacing the father he lost during World War Two.
But at the hospital, a woman identifies him as Mr. Sindacombe.
Unable to let this go, Jack starts to investigate the matter with a feverish determination bordering on the obsessive.
As his search deepens, he is transported back to his school days when he faced the fearsome Mr. Bromley, at times tempestuous, and yet so often the father Jack never knew.
At the heart of the English countryside, the summer days blur into one while the truth reveals itself...
Cley is a haunting tale exploring the inner workings of family, relationships and the ghosts of our childhood. It is the second book in Harrison’s To Liskead Quartet following on from Richard’s Feet.
167 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 6, 2016
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November 25, 2015
Set in 60's Norfolk, Jack Thurgo is holidaying alone before his marriage. He comes across a fatal car accident and recognises the survivor, although he is known by another name by someone else.
What follows is a disconcerting investigation to get some answers.
A great mystery.
2nd., book in Carey Harrison's Liskeard quartet.
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.
What follows is a disconcerting investigation to get some answers.
A great mystery.
2nd., book in Carey Harrison's Liskeard quartet.
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.
June 17, 2016
This is the second book in the Liskeard quartet.
The story is set in Norfolk.
A good mystery I like the style of this writer.
Thank you netgalley the Author and Publisher for a chance to review this book.
The story is set in Norfolk.
A good mystery I like the style of this writer.
Thank you netgalley the Author and Publisher for a chance to review this book.
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