The Good, The Bad and The History (Chronicles of St. Mary's #14)

by Jodi Taylor

it’s important to have a true record of events. Not the political version, not the religious version, not the version put about by the winners – and definitely not the bought-and-paid-for version – but the actual, warts and all, correct version. Given the way History has been rewritten, reimagined or downright faked over the last hundred years or so, you can imagine how many people would like to get their hands on our Archive. To misrepresent, alter, amend or completely obliterate the inconvenient bits of History not quite in line with current fashionable thinking.

‘No. Stop. Listen. If you’re thinking you could be the one to change that future, persuade her to settle down and live a normal life – you’re wrong. She’s not that sort of person. Neither is Pennyroyal. They’re not made to live life like other people. Yes, she might do it if you asked her, but for how long? How long before she grows to hate that life? And resents you for it. And everything you had is soured and spoiled. Think about that. Sometimes it’s best just to let go. Let it gently float away. Fragile but intact. Rather than cling on so hard you cut your fingers off in the trying.’

‘Dr Bairstow always says never be the last to leave the party and that’s exactly right. We should always recognise when it’s time to end something, and I think you do, don’t you?’