Proper English

Proper English (2019) KJ Charles

Set in Shropshire England in 1902

“Er, are you thinking of moving to London?”

“Absolutely not,” Pat assured him, and noted the tiny relaxation on his face. If she had been metropolis-minded, everyone would have expected her to set up household with her bachelor brother.

They’d settled in Pat’s room, since there was nobody in the house either of them wanted to speak to. The room had no chair, so the siblings sat on the bed, backs against the wall, as they had when they were children.

“What is it?” Pat asked. “What’s happened?”

“I don’t think you ladies should go up,” Jack said, and for once there was no hint of a smile on his face. “There’s been an accident. A bad one.”

“Is that Pat down there?” Bill’s voice came from above. “Thank goodness. Pop up, will you?”

Characters: Patricia Merton, Fenella Carruth, James Yoxall, Bill Merton, Lady Anna Haworth, Mr. Maurice Haworth, Jack Bouvier-Lynes, Preston Keynes, Victoria Singh, Earl of Witton, Countess of Witton, George

Cover by Lennan Adams

Rating: 8.5/10

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