ASIN: B08L3PTQ58
Publisher: Athan Press
Pages: 377
In the 1960s, the hardships of coal and steel bind together the people of a small town in South Wales into a family beyond kin.A tight-knit mining town prides itself on unity and resilience. But the disappearance of two six-year-old boys, Huw and Jack, and seven-year-old Rhodri, rocks their foundations. Grief-stricken and bewildered, the families face unimaginable loss as loyalties are tested to breaking point.Feared local policeman, Sergeant Phillips, sees an opportunity to increase his hold over the town – but his reputation also depends on finding the boys and who took them. Suspicions ignite, fracturing the community. As the search reaches its climax, the truth threatens to irreparably divide the town, eroding long held bonds of trust. Lives hang in the balance, teetering on the edge of despair. Will justice prevail, or will the town succumb to its own secrets?A lament for a time ...
