Distant Voices
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Distant Voices

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Distant Voices

About this book

In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a compelling world of love, betrayal, suspense and grief.

A biographer investigating a tragic death hears voices from the past drawing her towards the truth…

A nineteenth century parson's daughter is caught up in the excitement and romance of a smuggling intrigue…

A young boy from a deprived background finds his own haven in the wastelands of the inner city…

Contemporary, historical, spooky, and humorous – there are over thirty delightful stories, each one guaranteed to capture the reader's imagination, and all demonstrating Barbara Erskine's unique powers as a storyteller.

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Information

Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780008180911
eBook ISBN
9780007375103

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Praise
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Distant Voices
  9. The Drop Out
  10. Moment of Truth
  11. The Duck Shoot Man
  12. Frost
  13. The Fairy Child
  14. Who Done It?
  15. Watch the Wall, My Darling
  16. OBE
  17. The Gift of Music
  18. Island Shadows
  19. A Test of Love
  20. Witchcraft for Today
  21. The Poet
  22. The Toy Soldier
  23. To Adam a Son
  24. Writer
  25. The Fate of the Phoenix
  26. When the Chestnut Blossoms Fall
  27. The Inheritance
  28. Dance Little Lady
  29. Rosemary and Thyme
  30. Flowers for the Teacher
  31. A Family Affair
  32. Networking
  33. Catherine’s Cat
  34. Stranger’s Choice
  35. Aboard the Moonbeam
  36. Choices
  37. Two’s Company
  38. Keep Reading The Dream Weavers
  39. Keep Reading Barbara Erskine's Novels
  40. Keep Reading Sleeper’s Castle
  41. About the Author
  42. Also by Barbara Erskine
  43. About the Publisher

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