The Bread and the Buried Silver

di Skw (Autore)

SUNG KWON, 2026

Three centuries after colonial magistrates seized their pasture along the coastal swale, the daughters of William return to open their father's workshop on the tidal marsh. Carrying surviving leather-bound journals and heavy bronze weights retrieved from an underground stone chamber, they rebuild an open timber workshop on ancestral soil. Working alongside their young descendant Julian, they revive traditional seventeenth-century trades: milling heirloom grains on water-cooled stones, compounding field herbs for working laborers, and drawing natural fruit pressings from aged oak casks. When modern town officials, code inspectors, and commercial developers challenge their right to the common soil, the household stands firm without hostility or retreat. Confronting bureaucratic obstacles and lingering local folklore with quiet determination, they answer centuries of injustice by offering warm sustenance, medicinal tisanes, and durable fellowship to every traveler who stops along the road. A grounded historical narrative exploring community survival, colonial craftsmanship, and the quiet dignity of manual labor across generations.

• Autore: Skw
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: SUNG KWON
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798237554700