© Kevin Corby Bowyer 2024
In the Silence of Time, volume 1
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Farm
–
a
close-knit,
pastoral
community
occupying
land
between
the
Yorkshire
villages
of
Glaisdale
and
Egton,
managed
for
centuries
by
the
well-respected
Flesher
family.
Many
of
the
tenants
grew
up
here,
roots
stretching
back
generations.
Hazel
Priestly
occupies
the
role
of
“healer”.
Her
granddaughter,
Kate,
is
going
to
be
“one
of
the
great
ones”,
according to Hazel. What does she mean by that?
Londoner
Jacob
Crowan
has
dreams
that
take
him
well
beyond
his
father’s
Ludgate
Hill
cobbler’s
shop.
Inspired
by
his
stepmother’s
clandestine
business,
he
builds
his
own
empire
of
flesh,
from
where
he
is
lured
into
deeper,
darker
waters
by
the ruthless Edgar Foxley.
Pig
farmer
Alexander
Regan,
fleeing
his
roots
after
the
death
of
his
mother,
sets
out
to
find
his
fortune,
first
in
Dublin,
then
in England. He has a good heart. How far will he get?
The
Lookout
–
an
exclusive
school
for
orphaned
young
ladies.
Surely,
it’s
too
good
to
be
true.
The
estate
occupies
an
idyllic
setting
on
the
Yorkshire
coast.
Friendships
and
loves
are
forged
here,
but
appalling
things
have
taken
place
within
its
walls
in
the
past
–
and
perhaps
shadows
linger
still.
As
for
the
girls
–
all
beautiful
creatures,
hand-picked
–
what
is
their
fate?
Is all as it seems? What’s really planned for them?