Tender Things Shall Die
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On the outskirts of a small religious village near London in 1865, Arman Shaw lives alone. He hasn't seen another soul in 441 days. Not since the death of his wife. He longs to return to the congregation, but every day spent in isolation makes it harder to go back. Then Violet Walker turns up on his doorstep to tell him that her husband, an old friend of Arman's, has been murdered. The local congregation wants to execute the man responsible, but Violet wants the murderer to have a trial, and she
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A grieving widower's 441-day isolation is shattered when a woman from his former religious community arrives with news of a friend's murder, forcing him to confront both a violent death and the congregation's demand for vigilante justice. This historical novel explores profound themes of loss, faith, and justice through the reluctant journey of a man pulled back into a world he abandoned after his wife's death, set against the stark backdrop of 1865 rural England.
The narrative's tension derives not from whodunit but from the moral crisis facing a broken community—whether to enact Old Testament vengeance or embrace civilized law. Readers who appreciate character-driven historical fiction will find depth in the protagonist's struggle between his solitary grief and the demands of communal responsibility, making this a compelling examination of how trauma shapes justice and whether mercy can survive in the wake of violence.
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