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Exile, envy and frontier justice. A family’s honour faces its greatest test.
Ewell Station, Eastern Cape Province, Africa – April 1827
When a freshly butchered carcass is found on the edge of their land, Richard and Sarah Turner suspect native encroachment. Uneasy and alert, they question why Jonathan Turner would send their young nephew, William, into the volatile frontier of Grahamstown. As Sarah fears she may never leave Africa alive, Richard struggles to understand his brother’s urgent need to be rid of the boy.
Guildford, Surrey, England
Seven-year-old William, rejected by his cold and distant father, seeks solace in older friends—Levi and Archie—only to find himself manipulated and betrayed. Jonathan Turner, aware that his secret plan to send William away could fracture the family, arranges for a trusted escort to accompany the boy to South Africa, hoping the journey will forge the strength he lacks.
Meanwhile, Ethel Nibley, the family’s housekeeper, longs to end her entanglement with Benjamin Petherton with dignity. But Benjamin refuses to let go—and a jealous observer, bent on revenge, sees an opportunity to disgrace them both and tarnish the Turner name.
In a story of fear, betrayal, loyalty, and quiet strength, the Turner family grapples with secrets and survival. As dangers rise, young William must find the courage to endure.
The third novel in James Seymour’s Turner series.
About the Author
James Seymour is English-born and Australian bred. His first novel, Turner’s Rage, was inspired by tales of his great grandfather’s exploits in the 1800s. It is the first of an exciting series that traces one emigrant family’s adventures and travels across the world to settle in the great southern land of Australia. James, a retired CPA, is now a keen historian and revisited England to research his book. The colorful town of Guildford, set on the banks of the River Wey, stole his heart with its bustling streets, friendly coffee houses, green parks and lazy canals. He invites readers to sit back with a cup of coffee and enter a world long past, be drawn into the lives of complex and lovable characters as they struggle through turbulent times with challenges not unlike the ones our civilization faces now.
Other books by James Seymour
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Mystery, romance, grief, and exhilaration bind the family and community together in a gripping adventure as the Turners exploit technological developments and manage social change. This is the second Turner novel from James Seymour.
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From ruptured relationships and financial ruin to redemption and transcendent romance, this epic novel follows the fortunes and adversities of the Turner family as they wrestle with lives upended by technological and social change.
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