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A Swansea Child

An Inspector Rumsey Bucke Story

Geoff Brookes
Livre broché | Anglais | The Inspector Rumsey Bucke Stories | n° 3
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Gripping...satisfyingly complex...intricately plotted...a persuasive picture of the hidden life of a Victorian town (Welsh Country Magazine)

The third book in the Rumsey Bucke series set in Swansea of the early nineteenth century.


It is February 1881, just a few short months since the collapsing mine brought an end to the horror of the church of Our Lady of Mumbles.

But Swansea is still a troubled and dangerous place, full of dark secrets.

Chana, heiress to a fortune, rescued from revolution overseas, was brought to the town as a child, for safety. Now her father has arrived to reclaim her. But no one knows who Chana is anymore or where she might be. And Swansea is a terrible place to be a child.

Is Chana alive? Or has she been buried on the beach like so many others?

The life of a child contains nothing more than poverty and squalor, bringing disease and death; childhood is nothing more than a daily fight for survival. Can anyone ever be rescued from this? Can anyone change their life and so find a new beginning? Can diamonds still be found amongst the ashes?

The macabre murders of young boys brings a new terror to the town and in an atmosphere of fear and paranoia, when women are also attacked brutally at night, Inspector Rumsey Bucke tracks a heartless killer.

And meanwhile an abandoned, lonely, child pushes a pram endlessly through the streets..


The book explores the themes of identity, childhood and love, set against the vivid backdrop of a disorderly town, where hope is a fragile flower, clinging desperately to life in a hostile world.


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Nombre de pages :
392
Langue:
Anglais
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Tome:
n° 3

Caractéristiques

EAN:
9780992869052
Date de parution :
01-11-21
Format:
Livre broché
Format numérique:
Trade paperback (VS)
Dimensions :
148 mm x 210 mm
Poids :
467 g

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