A Swansea Child (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
392
Utgivningsdatum
2021-10-28
Förlag
Cambria Publishing
Illustrationer
Black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
210 x 148 x 21 mm
Vikt
468 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
25:B&W 5.83 x 8.27 in or 210 x 148 mm (A5) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780992869052

A Swansea Child

An Inspector Rumsey Bucke Story

av Geoff Bucke
Häftad,  Engelska, 2021-10-28
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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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Contributor's BiographyGeoff Brookes spent his professional life as a teacher in Leicester and in two Swansea Comprehensive schools. His writing career began with pieces in The Independent and he was soon writing regularly for The Times Education Supplement. He is a featured writer for Welsh Country Magazine and the author of a number of books about Swansea's history. https://www.geoffbrookes.co.uk/

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