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Publication Date 14th August 2025
A widower traumatised by the violent death of his wife
becomes overly protective of his very disturbed young
daughter and seeks a change of life from the Diplomatic
Service to small town academe where the college is
transitioning to university status. A teacher whom he had
known in his university days forms a loving relationship with
his daughter, however, and remonstrates with him for his too
strict control that has simply prolonged her distress.
The historic town is beset by undercurrents of change in the
decline of the local newspaper and in plans for a controversial
shopping centre vehemently contested by councillors.
The view of the town from a fallen tree on rising ground
provides enchanted interludes of calm reflection and mutual
respect. Differences are resolved, old romance revived and
recovery in a new family assured.
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