Tirra Lirra by the River Tirra Lirra by the RiverDespite having a rapport with those Brent children, I never wanted the responsibility of my own. I’d chosen the solitary life, the hardworking life, a career of sorts, only to have it all brought down to a pitiful end by a fire. One not of my making, I noted.
Although, my story didn’t end there. My life was set to end happily. My bright new future was ahead of me. Cann River was nothing but an interlude. Setting aside all the goings on what with Dan, and between Frankie and Pearl and their despatching of wayward men, I decided my time in that town had been markedly uneventful. After all, most of it had been spent immersed in books.
Seated in the dappled shade of the churchyard I ran over in my mind the key events of the week and reflected
