Aberdeen, 1841. Woodcarver John Grant has an unusual new commission creating a figurehead to feature onstage in the melodramas of a newlyarrived theatre group. Simultaneously, hes also trying to unravel the mystery of the death of a young woman.His loving relationship with Helen Anderson, which began in The Figurehead, has grown stronger, but conventional marriage holds no charms for her. And yet they do want to live together.The storys various threads create echoes between the stage fictions, Helens involvement in her fathers business, a sea voyage, and Johns investigations. In the end, both the mystery death and the romantic dilemma are resolved, but in unexpected ways.

Binding: Paperback;372 pages; Publisher: Bill Kirton; Classification: N/A; Weight: 593.1 g; Dimensions: N/A

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