The Water Meadow Man is a novel set in the England of the late 1970s. It tells the story of Martin Lunsford, a man in grief who meets marvellous strangers who help him.
Unfortunately, in the city of ancient cathedral city of Crosschester a group of small minded bigots are up in arms about the arrival of strangers – specifically darker skinned strangers. Can Crosschester be saved from a decent into grief for a past that never was?
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I'm Tim Smith (aka Nöel Murphy). I've been a professional writer and journalist for several decades.
I live in Yorkshire with my wife, a historian, and my cat and dog.
