A God Facing Both Ways

The men of Quentin Marsh-Rowland's distingushed line seem fated to unmake themselves. In 1908 his great-grandfather wed a prostitute-cum-dancer named Nola. Generations passed but this disgrace was not forgotten. Then Quentin's father walked out when his son was ten; the combined humiliation is so painful his mother speaks of her husband as if he were dead.

While his sisters found ways to please themselves and class convention, all Quentin's attempts have failed. By his 30th birthday, he is out of ideas. So it seems more than coincidence when a hole through time appears in his garden that can transport him to his great-grandfather's age. He has the chance to meet the woman who started all the trouble. How this will help, he isn't sure.

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