The Pastor's Fire-side

Late on a September evening, one sailed boat carried Marquis Santa Cruz, his son Ferdinand, and a servant from the mainland to Lindisfarne. After the storm at Berwick, this clear passage feels granted for the purpose that brought us north. You step into this one-chapter preview with Alice Coningsby at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. Morning would bring the sacred errand into open conversation while Louis remained at Bamborough. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.

Chapters

1. A Light beyond the AbbeyLindisfarne · 6 min

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