A Kelper's Tale: A Timeline 10/27/62 Story

Book 3: Timeline 10/27/62

by James Philip

Genres: General Fiction; Alternative History sci-fi

Synopsis

‘A Kelper’s Tale’ is the third book of The Malvinas Trilogy.

For as long as anybody recollected, Falkland Islanders had proudly referred to themselves as ‘Kelpers’. ‘Kelps’ are seaweeds which proliferate in veritable forests around the shores of the Falkland Islands. To ‘kelp’, is to harvest the same from the sea, dry it and burn it to produce a soda ash primarily consisting of sodium carbonate with high concentrations of iodine and alkali, traditionally used in soap and glass.

‘La Argentina’ and ‘Puerto Argentino’ tell two histories, that of the invasion and the years of occupation, and ask questions about where truth really lies. A Kelper’s Tale is one young woman’s story, told in her own words; of a drably idyllic childhood at the ends of the earth, of invasion, exile, repatriation and a growing awareness that ultimately, the first and last casualty of war is truth.

The Argentine believe the time of danger, that the likelihood of an attempt to reconquer Las Malvinas has passed but perhaps, the shape of the future is written between the lines of the story of one young woman?

Author’s note to readers: since the publication of ‘Operation Anadyr’ in October 2014, the Timeline 10/27/62 series has branched into and explored a number of additional narrative arcs and themes, and in several standalone stories.

For my readers who prefer to read the Timeline 10/27/62 books in the chronological order of the overall narrative arc A KELPER’S TALE = 14.

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Release date: May 20, 2020

Print pages: 95