A young evacuee becomes involved in the defection of a German officer. The outcome sends his brother on a long quest for truth and closure.
Can the distortions of time and a carefully crafted cover-up stop a determined man from discovering the truth about his brother's fate? Can a crumbling marriage and a failed business derail his search for closure? Not after David Collins enlists the support of an initially sceptical cousin and the cousin's keenly interested wife.Together, they are able to peel back layers of family history and official deceptions to revisit the brother's time in London and Cornwall.
A childhood keepsake provides the final clue and confirms the role that a beautiful billeting official played in the catastrophy. It also reveals that she was instrumental in safeguarding an extraordinary and very disturbing secret; a secret that brings David’s decades old quest to a dramatic and emotional conclusion.
Complete at 68,000 words
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