Elephants Of Birmingham
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MatureOngoing2h 21m
Last published Fri, Oct 9, 2020
1922
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A dead business partner brings back an old rival and to save himself from death on the gallows, Tommy must find an escaped duchess. The arbitrariness of the world brings him out of his bitterness and forces him to make decisions away from business.
In addition, disturbing turmoil reigns around the Peaky Blinders empire, caused by the well-known gang of thieves 'the forty elephants'.
× In this story, Tommy's trauma from the war and the many lives he had to take is intensely discussed.
But it is also about the power of love, grief, new opportunities and family. We follow Tommy through the years until we get to the point where our story begins, because I don't want to write along the series. Get ready to follow Tommy through a new adventure. Maybe he'll find peace in the end? ×
|Tommy Shelby × OC/Diana Diamond |
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