The Book of Guilt

In 1979,in a version of England where nobody won WWII13-year-old triplets are the only boys left in an orphanage whose dark secret is the reason for their existence – and the key to their survival. After a very different outcome to WWII than the one history recorded1979 England is a country ruled by a government whose aims have sinister underpinnings and alliances. In the Hampshire countryside13-year-old triplets VincentLawrence and William are the last remaining residents at the Captain Scott Home for Boyswhere every day they must take medicine to protect themselves from a mysterious illness to which many of their friends have succumbed. The lucky ones who recover are allowed to move to Margatea seaside resort of mythical proportions. In nearby Exeter13-year-old Nancy lives a secluded life with her parentswho dote on her but never let her leave the house. As the triplets’ lives begin to intersect with Nancy’sbringing to light a horrifying truth about their origins and their likely fatethe children must unite to escape – and survive.