A Highly controversial figure with deadly enemies and the
most unlikely friends
The newcomer to the village was one of the most brilliant and
most controversial intellectuals in the land. Byron Kirk was a
friend and close colleague of Marnie’s husband, Ralph, but he
was also a shattered man. Tragedy in his private life had
diminished him to a shadow of his former self. It was no
surprise that Marnie and her immediate circle offered him care
and shelter when he was at his most vulnerable. But the greatest
surprise came in the form of his most unlikely benefactor,
virtually the last person who could possibly be expected to
offer him the support that he so badly needed.
Word spreads that Byron is staying with Marnie and Ralph and it
is not long before hostility arises in a variety of forms. Only
one true follower appears, but he lacks the strength of
character to provide meaningful support to Byron. Or does he? In
accordance with his nature, Byron does not go out of his way to
appease those he offends, and even poison pen letters and death
threats leave him unfazed. In so doing could he be courting
disaster?
Meanwhile Marnie is confronted by her own personal troubles and
has to deal with them as a matter of some urgency. As things
come to a head, Marnie and her friends find themselves thrust
into the centre of the action, and it’s not for the first time.
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