Seeds Of doubt by Pamela Vass
You will probably not have heard of Pamela Vass. She lives in Devon and wrote this novel based very much on true facts.
On the evening of August 15th 1952 the worst floods to ever hit the West of England destroyed the beautiful coastal village of Lynmouth in North Devon. Torrential rainfall transformed the moorland streams of Exmoor into raging rivers carving a terrifying path to the sea, sweeping away roads, bridges and homes.
Thirty four men, women and children lost their lives that night.
Running from the ghosts of her past Ingrid Clarke, who works for a local newspaper, stumbles across evidence that the tragedy was not so much an Act of God as an Act of Man.
Others are determined that it remains a truth that will never be told and will go to any lengths to conceal their manipulation of one the greatest powers on earth – the weather.
This novel is set against the background of actual events and all references to official documents are factual and available from the Public Record Office. The idea for the book came about when the author first discovered the release of these documents. I met Pamela when I purchased the book and she stated that she had to write it as a piece of fiction because if she had written it as fact she feared the repercussions from the establishment.
This is a fascinating read, particularly for someone like myself who has great affection for the north Devon coastal area, but at the same time is very concerning if the implications were to be true.
Seeds of Doubt is available from Waterstones, Amazon and other good bookshops and online retailers.