John M Poignand

Doreen And Wilbur John M Poignand

The Manhole Cover The manhole Cover is a novel set in the period following World War Two in a tiny, bi-passed, hamlet in Yorkshire. It is a love story between two shy people living and working in this quaint hamlet where people have disappeared and a murder has occurred.r. A Constable has mysteriously gone missing and a young officer, fresh out of police academy is sent to find what happened. He discovers another Constable has gone missing and that the missing constable was investigating a human female bone found near one of Yorkshires bogs. The pace of this story is purposely filled with detailed descriptions that take the reader into naïve relationship between two young innocents and the workings of a small community. Characters. Doreen, a dress and hat designer and shop owner. Wilbur, a naïve designer at a local factoryConstable Williamson, who goes missingMrs. Mayweather, who runs a small bakery and is the towns match maker, Duchess and Duke of Kent, who visit the HamletFlint, an aging drunk who rents barges. Cecilia, the bar maid and owner of the Blue Ball PubThe Vicar and his WifeMrs. Goodbody town busy body and organizerDelores the Factory owner's officious wife. Two other constables, a trip to London for DoreenAnd more. The manhole is a portal that comes and goes as it interferes in the loves of the hamlet's residents prodding their staid existence.