Sarah Jane Raymond

Swansong

In this third novel in the trilogy we find Sarah Jane Raymond residing at her manor house in Royal Tunbridge Wells and is now the legal guardian of her adult granddaughter Joanna. Sarah’s dream of the two of them recapturing the pleasures and camaraderie of their past relationship is not going to plan.

Busy with committees and a blossoming romance Sarah finds herself still in desperate need of a distraction and embarks on another impromptu visit to South Africa.

The visit proves productive as she stumbles upon the answer to her current dilemma. Arriving home, ready to embrace life once more, she awaits the arrival of the answer to her prayer.

Be careful what you wish for!

Chapter One

He clambered through the crumbled wall and broken door. Visibility fuzzy from the low-wattage bulb.

A woman’s body lay on the floor, partially dressed, ravaged by dehydration and neglect. The room was oppressively hot. Hardly able to catch his breath, he raised her head and placed it gently on his knee. She drifted in and out of consciousness.

He begged,

‘Stay with me. The police are here, an ambulance is on its way.’

She gazed into his eyes, into his very soul. He was a good, kind, decent man.

‘Please, my love, stay with me,’ he pleaded.

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37 Chapters

282 Pages

Sarah Jane Raymond resides at her manor house in Royal Tunbridge Wells and is now the legal guardian of her adult granddaughter Joanna.

 Sarah finds herself still in desperate need of a distraction and embarks on another impromptu visit to South Africa.

The visit proves productive as she stumbles upon the answer to her current dilemma. Arriving home, ready to embrace life once more, she awaits the arrival of the answer to her prayer.
Be careful what you wish for!

Published in 2022 by Julie Conrad

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ISBN: 978-1-913898-36-6

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