Dragonfly

Dragonfly, tells the story of two young soldiers from Manchester. Tommy Conlon and Colin Lindsay. We begin on the day of the Manchester bombing, back in 1996. The two boys are ten-years-old and playing in Bogart Hole Clough. They are being observed by a strange, looking Dragonfly. Suddenly, Colin catches the insect off guard and grabs it. He gently holds for a second, then lets it go. The 'Magical' Dragonfly remains unharmed and is grateful. It decides to stay with the two boys until their very end. Twelve years later, now both Paratroopers, Colin and Tommy are supposedly killed in action in Afghanistan. However, at the same time, they are seen in Manchester. Tommy at the birth of his baby daughter. Colin having a drink with his Father in their local pub. Six years on, ex-Army officer and now novelist James Pearson, receives a visit off a former Sergeant-Major with a book idea. He relates this strange tale. Of how the soldiers temporarily came back to life. So, unfolds Dragonfly...