The St Jude Village Chronicles: Beneath the Surface Pt. 1

Three passengers set sail from St Jude, never to be seen again. Have they drowned and, if so, where are their bodies? Is their disappearance a ruse to conceal a suicide pact or have all three fled to new lives elsewhere? This is a gripping tale of the troubled inhabitants of St Jude as written by spinster voyeur, Rachael Wood, who chronicles all that happens in the village before that fateful day. It includes: Who are the three passengers? The grieving widow Sarah? The conflicted Grants, Alec and Caron, their marriage collapsing as Caron struggles to feel affection for Alec's gifted and difficult son; Ian, Dr Grace Frey's clinically depressed husband who, in the wake of her success, has lost all sense of self-worth; and, Gallery-owner, Ginny whose talented AIDS-ravaged son, Chris is resistant to medical treatment. What of beautiful Inga, hopelessly in love with Chris or Mickey who loves only God until Jordan Black irrevocably changes her life? And then there's eccentric, wealthy matriarch Edwina Hurley confronting her own demons as the fabric of the village slowly begins to unravel. This novel, part one in the "St Jude Village Chronicles", traces these fragile lives and the dramatic twists and turns leading ultimately to the fateful day when three of our characters set sail from St Jude's rocky coastline, never to return.