It is 1842.Two Englishman set out on a Grand Tour of Europe and the Middle East.One is a young, gifted artist; the other a Gentleman.
By the time they return to England, the artist has become a devotee of the Egyptian god Osiris.One night, after dining together in a small inn in Flood Free Inlet Hose Cobham, he violently murders his beloved father, believing him to be an imposter.Why? Son is a novel inspired Credit card holder by the life of Richard Dadd, one of the greatest Victorian painters and inmate of Bethlem Hospital - more commonly known as Bedlam.
Part one of Son was published in PORTAL vol.1, no.2, in July 2004.
This is the second and concluding part of the novel.