“Another birth: Sarah Smith. And a death: poor old Thomas Hubbard who had only just got married. Then a marriage: Seymour Elias Acaster, Fisherman, aged nineteen, residing in High Top Cottage, married Raine de la Mer, no age, no address, no occupation. Gotcha. R had to be his wife. ‘What an exotic name,’ she said, trying not to sound as giddy as she felt. At her shoulder, Edwin made a confirming hum but said no more. Joan swilled the words around in her head hoping they’d make sense ...when placed together: Reines de la Mer . . . Ren Dullem . . . Raine de la Mer . . . R. ‘Why doesn’t it say how old she was or where she came from?’ Tension had invaded Edwin’s shoulders; she could see it. ‘Parish records dated so long ago are often incomplete.’ That was a lie because, from what she had seen, the records for Ren Dullem were meticulously kept and 1928 was hardly the Dark Ages.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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