''Original, intelligent and beautifully written. . . alive with period detail.''
DAILY MAIL
''A gem of a book.''
ELODIE HARPER, THE WOLF DEN TRILOGY
''Such a joy.-
JO BROWNING WROE, A TERRIBLE KINDNESS
-Utterly transporting, piercingly honest and intimate.-
INGRID PERSAUD, LOVE AFTER LOVE
Blackpool, 1938. Miss Margaret Finch - a rather demure young woman - has just begun work in a position that relies on her discretion and powers of observation. Then, her path is crossed by the disgraced Rector of Stiffkey (aka Harold Davidson), who is the subject of a national scandal.
Margaret is determined to discover the truth behind the headlines: is Davidson a maligned hero or an exploiter of the vulnerable? But her own troubles are never far away, and Margaret-s fear that history is about to repeat itself means she needs to uncover that truth urgently.
This deeply evocative novel ripples with the ten
