[Tales from Turnham Malpas 14] • The Village Newcomers

Ford and Mercedes Barclay have decided to spend their twilight years in the lovely village of Turnham Malpas. Ford has ambitious plans for the village, but Mr Fitch, the village benefactor, is less than impressed by Ford's generosity and it isn't long before the two come to blows. Meanwhile a letter arrives at the rectory that causes consternation. The rector's twin children, Alex and Beth, have had little contact with their birth mother, but now she wishes to build a relationship with them. Should they get to know their real mother - and what of Caroline, who has raised and loved them?