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Summoning the spirits of D.H. Lawrence and H.E. Bates and channelling the ancient pagan practices of eerie rural England to go somewhere utterly unexpected, The Arrival of Missives, is beguiling, brilliant and odd. Not since Alan Garner have such expansive themes been so keenly tied to place and so evocatively explored. This is a genre-defying story of fate, free-will and the choices we make in life. In the aftermath of the Great War, Shirley Fearn dreams of challenging the conventions of rural England, where life is as predictable as the changing of the seasons. The scarred veteran Mr. Tiller, left disfigured by an impossible accident on the battlefields of France, brings with him a message: part prophecy, part warning. Will it prevent her mastering her own destiny? As the village prepares for the annual May Day celebrations, where a new queen will be crowned and the future will be reborn again, Shirley must choose: change or renewal?

Who reads The Arrival of Missives?

Author

Whiteley, Aliya

Publisher

Unsung Stories : Made available through hoopla

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781907389382

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Science Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.05 / 5 (122 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14