Chapter Four: Monday the 2nd of August 1852
1:30 PM, Chester Book and Print Chester, England
Almost a year had passed since Rose entered Cooper’s shop and received her first book. Now she placed several books on the counter, two books of poetic verses in Latin, from the fifteenth century, and a current work of research into the imagery of northern European monastic illuminations, by a German Academic. Rose’s studies had progressed over the last year, and she no longer brought her scribbled transcriptions to Cooper. Now, he was more of a guide to her research.
“Mr. Cooper, I brought back the volumes!” she called.
Rose stepped behind the counter and peered into the back room. Cooper was coming up the stairs from the cellar with a hand full of papers and a book under his arm.
“Sorry Sist
