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The Connickle Conundrum

As a ten year year-old, he watched his mother die…

…eleven years on, he still blames himself.

It’s 1891 in the northwest of England. Innovations in clockwork and steam power are propelling the Industrial Revolution to new heights in engineering and technology.

Gilbert Sparks has finally settled into a job as a navigator on the ground-breaking, but controversial, Manchester Ship Canal project, but his violent reaction to a fellow worker’s jibes has put his future in jeopardy.

Now, forged in guilt, tempered by vengeance, he is plunged into a dark, unfamiliar word, battling for his life.

Clinging to the memories of his mother, will he face his demons alone?

Or will he draw on the passion and strength of his new found friends?