Edina: A Novel

The novel follows life in a Cornish mining village where social divisions and romantic entanglements intersect with a sudden, disturbing incident at a deep mine shaft. Central relationships—between a charming young man, a shy local woman, and members of a gentry household—become strained as suspicion, jealousy, and secrecy spread. Investigations, disappearances, and recovered evidence unearth past schemes and hidden motives, leading to confrontations, revelations, and a search for justice. Through shifting settings from village streets to country houses and isolated cottages, the narrative threads domestic drama, mystery, and moral reckonings toward a final resolution concerning the fate of a central figure.