Ms Stephanie Fletcher

Time Tells Tales Ms Stephanie Fletcher

Publisher Marketing: A Novel In Five Tales Set in Ireland and England in the early 1900's, covering a century, Time Tells Tales is a Novel in five parts or 'Tales'. They explore the history of three families; their interconnected lives are intricately woven together by love, birth, death, and marriage. These lives are spiced up with religion, revenge, scandal, abuse, heartache, and spiritual intervention. The five Tales are told from different perspectives by the characters that drive this novel along to the surprising conclusion, spreading across time, space, and dimensions, hence the title - Time Tells Tales. Alfred of indeterminable age is lying at the bottom of an icy, cold, deep, muddy ditch, where he is hidden by brambles and branches. He didn't blame the driver for, not stopping, why would they? He was one of life's destitute wanderer's, better for all if he was not found. Catherine, on the verge of womanhood, who has to deal with the unexpected death of her Mother under suspicious circumstances, and the fallout of her Father's grief and the interference of the Catholic Church. Will she recover from the loss, the lust, the love, and the lies? Theresa is illegitimate, raised by Catholic nuns in an orphanage in County Kerry, cruelly taken from her mother at birth. Will Theresa ever find out who her real parents are? Why was she left in the hands of those cruel nuns? What is true love and why would anyone want to love her? Serena and Jim have only grandchild who Serena held cruelly for a brief moment before her passing. Angela opens her Granddad's eyes to possibilities about all things supernatural and spiritual, and helps him to cope with his grief, changing his whole outlook on life and death. This last tale is about Angela's special gift, and how she learnt to use it. How it helps her bring to a conclusion all the secrets, scandals and lies, which intricately weave the lives of these interconnected family histories together. For sure, Time certainly has some Tales to Tell.