Denny, she says. You’re my friend.
She holds the phone tight and looks out at the stone walls rushing by, the bushes.
And the car carries on along its path through the snow. Finally pulling away from Haworth, the Brontës, Mrs Talbot. On, then on again.
Acknowledgements
This novel was completed with the help of a grant from The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. The author would also like to offer heartfelt thanks to Yuko Michishita and Seiko Kato.
About the Author
Mick Jackson is the prize winning author of the novels, The Underground Man, Five Boys and The Widow’s Tale. He also published, with the illustrator David Roberts, two acclaimed curiosities, Ten Sorry Tales and Bears of England.
By the Same Author
Five Boys
Ten Sorry Tales, illustrated by David Roberts
Bears of England, illustrated by David Roberts
The Widow’s Tale
Copyright
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