Author:
Paul W. Feenstra is a historical fiction novelist. Meticulously researched and detailed, his character driven novels create a dramatic window into our chronicled and complex past. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1959, to Dutch immigrants, Paul still commutes to Los Angeles, California, where he worked as a multiple ‘Emmy’ nominated entertainment industry professional.

Created in a similar style as acclaimed authors Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett, ‘Falls Ende – Primus’ is a fast-paced, emotional novel that will leave you breathless. 

The small picturesque hamlet of Mellester in Devonshire, England, is home to herdsman, Godwin Read and his son, Odo. When the aging knight, Sir William Ainsley, Lord of Mellester Manor goes on a hunt for wild boar, the inexplicable happens, and Godwin makes a decision that will ultimately impact their lives and Mellester Manor for ever. 

Set during the tumultuous reign of King Henry II, in feudal England, the quiet and peace of Mellester Manor is shaken by the unexpected. For Odo, there is more at stake than just his dignity and pride because they’ve already been taken, all he has left is his life. Will Falls Ende see his downfall and disgrace and how far will one man go to protect what’s closest to his heart?

Falls Ende is more than a simple story, it’s a saga of survival against all the odds.

Falls Ende

He made his way to the fields where his cows trampled through crops and began helping the peasants. If they were surprised to see him toiling alongside them, they didn't show it. In the early evening they shared their food with him and at night he wandered off and found a sheltered, comfortable place to sleep in the forest on the other side of Falls Ende.


Lost in a world of uncertainty and self-doubt, he began to withdraw, preferring his own company to that of others. He clung protectively to the only thing he knew to be absolute, his love for Charlotte. It kept him alive because he had nothing else, not even his word. 


Lacking confidence and humiliated, Odo stayed away from the village and tried to think how he could move on with his life, a life without her. It was painful to think of, but what else could he do? Should he allow despair to rule his life? As a freeman he was lucky enough to have the right to leave Mellester, but where could he go? 


Chapter 24