In the village of Beckley, in the shelter of old Stow Wood above Oxford, Cripps the carrier plies his cart and keeps his own counsel. When a young lady disappears, the honest carrier, his family and their neighbours are drawn into the mystery, through snowy rides, village gossip and Cripps’s views on celibacy.
A warm rural tale by the author of Lorna Doone, rich in country humour and landscape. Download the free EPUB.