Summer Soap (Episode 3): The mystery deepens: Had we travelled back in time?

“Looking at her, she didn’t seem terribly poor. Her dress with thick fabric, but yet she didn’t seem terribly wealthy. What she was, was authentic.” Picture: istock
Called One Summer In Cork, this story was written by Christine Kannapel, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echo.ive.ie. In this third episode, Julie and Rory encounter a strange woman in period dress and there is no trace of their friends...
IT was a beautiful day. The sun was high in the sky and the sea breeze was soft. Someone stirred cozily next to me.