The Vessel - signed paperback book Short Story Collections They were involved and condemned

They were involved and condemned before they knew it

Places used by the worst kind of people to achieve their own ends

But this is merely a beginning

the building appears to have been roused

was never convinced that buying the money-pit at auction was a good idea

The Vessel - signed paperback book Short Story Collections They were involved and condemned'A watcher may remark that after sleeping for so long, the building appears to have been roused.'Struggling with money, raising a child alone and fleeing a volatile ex, Jess McMachen accepts a job caring for an elderly patient. Flo Gardner a disturbed shut in and invalid. But if Jess can hold this job down, she and her daughter, Izzy, can begin a new life. Flo's vast home, Nerthus House, may resemble a stately vicarage in an idyllic village, but the