The Good Messenger is an epic tale of love, loyalty and deception set across three decades.
1912: Tom Shepherd reluctantly stays for two weeks at Hardinge Hall. Mr and Mrs Hardinge are trying to arrange a marriage for their son Teddy to Iris, daughter of a local businessman. Tommy becomes the innocent messenger who delivers the secret arrangements.
Armistice Day 1918: The First World War has changed everything, especially the closeted world that Iris, Teddy and Tom existed in.
1927. Tom is now a journalist investigating the discovery of a baby's bones in the woods around Hardinge Hall. Past and present move towards a resolution that might still bring everything crashing down.
- ISBN13 9781911583899
- Publish Date 20 September 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Urbane Publications
- Format Paperback
- Language English