The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 2 of 3

In the polished halls of a quiet abbey, Nita and her brother Jerome find themselves drawn into the rhythms of a family’s daily rituals—midday meals, garden walks, and whispered conversations about new acquaintances. When Nita mentions a modest shopping excursion to the nearby town of Clyderhow, her thoughts drift between the simple pleasure of a single feather on a bonnet and the subtle undercurrents of the people around her, especially the enigmatic Mr. Bolton, whose outward sternness hides moments of unexpected tenderness.

Against this genteel backdrop, a recent visitor—Father Somerville—enters the scene, offering hints of worldly experience and intellectual curiosity that intrigue the siblings. As the characters navigate social expectations and the faint stirrings of hidden motives, the atmosphere thickens with a sense that ordinary routines may conceal deeper, perhaps even supernatural, currents awaiting discovery.