A Smatter of Minutes

<p>Are we all subject to the <strong>violence and secrets of our mind</strong>, forever marked by them?</p><p>Haunted by the memory of her <strong>parent's gory murders</strong>, Abigail Moore's life is shaped by a nebulous feeling of guilt. She is sent off to her loving grandmother who is fashioned from the same clay as she is. Gramme Kathleen lives in a small close-knit <strong>Roman Catholic community on Gloriosa Street</strong>, a street that crackles with the energy of its people; people who live secret lives camouflaged, rendered almost invisible in a country that teems with billions - India. </p><p>On her grandmother's death Abigail is set adrift once more and decides to return to New Zealand, the country of her birth. There she is reunited with her step-brothers Robert and Kenneth. Though they are strangers to her, she cannot deny the <strong>tenuous link she shares with them - memories of that terrifying night</strong>.</p><p>Memory, they say can be imperfect, and can throw up surprises, as Abigail soon discovers. Will the truth she uncovers rouse the <strong>murderer into striking again? Will she be his next victim</strong>?</p><p>To readers who need a thrilling murder/mystery to tantalize the senses, and for those who are given to <strong>rooting for the underdog</strong> in hopes she'll someday blunder into the amazing person she's meant to be - this one's for <em>you. </em></p><p>This is a <strong>coming-to-wisdom story</strong> written by the author of They Whisper in my Blood. There's <strong>nuanced character growth and zippy prose</strong>. An across-the-board assault on the senses.</p><p><br></p>