Culmfield Cuckoo
When Billy reaches out to help, her kindness brings many changes which threaten hopes, homes, and even the people she loves the most.
Who is the Culmfield Cuckoo?
Will they help Billy get her life back? Or is the Cuckoo the cause of everything that is going wrong?
Who is telling the truth?
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Excerpt
Last
month Jazzy Book Reviews featured an extract from Fox Halt Farm, the initial book in Celia
Moore’s series Fox Halt Farm. Today I have a new extract – this one is from the
newly published Culmfield Cuckoo, the second book of Celia’s planned trilogy, which
can still be read as a standalone novel.
Blurb/Synopsis:
Many of Fox Halt Farm’s cast of characters are back in Culmfield Cuckoo but when Billy reaches out to help Jessie, her kindness brings many changes. Hopes, homes, and even the people she loves the most, are threatened. Who is the Culmfield Cuckoo? Will they help Billy get her life back? Or is the Cuckoo the cause of everything that is going wrong? Who is telling the truth?
Many of Fox Halt Farm’s cast of characters are back in Culmfield Cuckoo but when Billy reaches out to help Jessie, her kindness brings many changes. Hopes, homes, and even the people she loves the most, are threatened. Who is the Culmfield Cuckoo? Will they help Billy get her life back? Or is the Cuckoo the cause of everything that is going wrong? Who is telling the truth?
Excerpt
“…a taxi has arrived in the farmyard.
Jessie and Mary spot the car too, and they rush to the front door. I suspect
they are unnerved by Richard and me arguing, both keen to scarper.
‘Thank you all,’ Jessie says.
‘Thank you, Auntie, and er…Mrs…’ Mary looks
at my mother, she is not sure what to call her.
‘Daniella,’ Mum tells her.
‘Thank you.’ Mary pauses and in a little
voice, conveying discomfort about using my mother’s first name, she says, ‘Daniella.’
‘No,
Jessie,’ I say, blocking the door. ‘You can’t go. I’m not going to abandon you
again. Richard doesn’t really mind.’ I glance at him, then I turn to Mary.
‘Maybe you will talk to me, or Richard, perhaps? He’s a very good listener.’
‘Billy. You mustn’t get involved. Let them
go.’ Richard shakes his head.
We have been through so much together, and
if anyone asked, we would say we never argue and constantly help each other. He
is always there for me, ready to discuss anything. We laugh and we love each
other. Disagreeing with him is tearing me up, but I owe Jessie.
‘Please send the taxi away,’ I say, feeling
confident I will win Richard over.
‘You’re not coming to
Paros?’ he checks again.
‘No,’ I reply, yearning for Jessie to
forgive me; years ago, I chose Michael over our close friendship, but now, I
hope Jessie sees I am opting for her over Richard. In truth, I am not choosing
her, because I know he will come around. But now, the man, who I believe I know
better than myself shakes his head. ‘In that case, Billy,’ he says, ‘I’ll spend
this week with Marcus in Cornwall. He’s been badgering me to look at a new
housing scheme, and it will be good to see him. I’ll come back when Jessie and
Mary are gone.’
It is as though he has hit me. I rethink everything:
Richard was awake all night, just like me. We were both guessing at reasons why
Jessie came to the farm, both haunted by a terrible secret, knowing her
presence could endanger us all. Richard must have planned his options too, but
he has made a different choice.
He
may be right, mine could be a dangerous decision, but I won’t send Jessie and
Mary away, it’s too late for that.
I watch him hand the taxi driver some cash,
and then the vehicle leaves empty of passengers.
Richard doesn’t kiss me before he drives
away too. Not even a smile, or a goodbye…”
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