The Queen's cadet, and other tales

"The Queen's Cadet" by James Grant is a collection of short stories that transports readers to the late 1800s, starting with the tale of Jack Arkley, a young officer, who recounts a chilling experience from his past involving a beautiful girl named Eve. This narrative explores love, loss, and the supernatural, showing how personal goals mix with the ghostly echoes of the past as Arkley looks back at his time at Sandhurst military academy and a key moment in Wales involving a mysterious girl he met while exploring a mountain. After saving her from a dangerous fall, he finds out she is his cousin, forming a strong connection between them, and their growing love is challenged by his army service in India, where he encounters ghostly figures connected to her, suggesting deeper connections between love, destiny, and the supernatural, inviting readers to think about memory.