The Surveyor's Journal

Some truths vanish from maps before they vanish from memory.

For more than thirty years, Edmund Ashford has devoted his life to the careful measurement of the world. Rivers, mountains and distant frontiers have passed beneath his compass and pencil, each recorded with the quiet precision that has earned him the respect of the Royal Geographical Society.

But every map tells only the story its maker chooses to leave behind.

When Edmund returns to Africa to complete one final survey, his daughter Clara remains in London believing it to be little more than another professional obligation. Weeks later, a telegram arrives with news of his sudden death, leaving behind unanswered questions, unfinished work and a silence that seems strangely difficult to explain.

As the years pass, memory and landscape begin to blur together, revealing that some places disappear from history as easily as they disappear from paper.

Elegant, atmospheric and deeply evocative, The Surveyor's Journal is a historical novel about family, memory, cartography and the quiet weight of conscience. It explores the fragile line between truth and official record, and the lives forever changed by what is left off the map.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kinglet Publishing

• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 20 Jun. 2026

• Language ‏ : ‎ English

• Print length ‏ : ‎ 164 pages

• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 249 g

• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.34 x 1.04 x 20.32 cm