Tally Stick

288 pages

English language

Published Dec. 21, 2021 by World Editions LLC.

ISBN:
978-1-64286-098-6
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As the novel opens, three children are waking up to the catastrophic accident that will shapet the rest of their lives. Their parents, who just moved to New Zealand, had been touring the country when their car careened off a cliff in a remote part of the country, killing them both, along with their infant daughter. The resourceful Katherine helps her two injured brothers climb out of the wrecked car to find shelter and wait for the authorities to come find them. They never do. returnreturnBut a man does appear, who takes them to a broken-down farm where he lives with a woman who makes healing potions. Maurice's injured leg begins to heal, but poor Tommy has suffered a brain injury that never will. Katherine and Maurice are required to work around the farm to pay for their care, room, and board. They are effectively captives. returnreturnMeanwhile we learn about …

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  • Fiction, thrillers, general
  • Fiction, suspense