Val Manning

The Late Charlie Johnstone Val Manning

Alone in his canalside cottage, he has almost given up hope. Guilt is the stronger emotion, the force that defines his life. Immobilised by the past, he needs to know what only Charlie could have told him. One small detail that could set him free. Charlie Johnstone's story unfolds amongst some stunning scenery, from the natural tranquility of the English waterways to the magnificence of the Western Cape. But behind such beauty lurks ugliness. Who would believe, for example, that the serene swan drifting along in the early morning sunshine could within moments become such a monster? There is nothing pretty in the way Charlie has behaved. But by the time she is ready to make amends, her self-imposed exile has taken her far away from those she has hurt. Can she go back or is she too late?