“Dearly beloved,” began Rev. Thomas Evans. And then, just as it began, it was over, and Penny and Colin led the way out of the church. As everyone gathered around the doors, offering good wishes and congratulations to the newly married couple, Penny held her new husband’s arm.
As they led the way out of the churchyard to the waiting cars that would take them to Ty Brith Hall for the reception, Penny paused beside a simple gravestone.
Emma Teasdale
1934—2009
She let go of Colin’s arm as she gracefully bent her knees and placed her bouquet on the grave, then stepped back and bowed her head for a moment in silent tribute.
She placed a hand on the brooch she wore on her left shoulder, a replica of the Queen’s leaf brooch that had been a 1953 Christmas gift from the women of Auckland. Hers had been sent to her by Louise Graham, with a request that she wear it today in memory of Jessica.
And then she slipped her hand through her new husband’s arm, and with a backward glance at the friends who had loved and supported her over the years, she took her first confident steps into her married life.
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Author Biography
Elizabeth J. Duncan is a winner of the Bloody Words Best Light Mystery Award and has been a finalist for the Agatha and Arthur Ellis Awards. She has worked as a writer and editor for some of Canada’s largest newspapers, including the Ottawa Citizen and Hamilton Spectator. Duncan is a faculty member of the Humber School for Writers. She lives in Toronto, Canada and enjoys spending time each year in North Wales.
This is a work of fiction. All of the names, characters, organizations, places and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to real or actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2020 by Elizabeth J. Duncan
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Crooked Lane Books, an imprint of The Quick Brown Fox & Company LLC.
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ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-64385-468-7
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-64385-469-4
Cover design by Scott Zelazny
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First Edition: November 2020
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