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Distant voices, Barbara Erskine ; read by Rowena Cooper

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fiction

Distant voices

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Barbara Erskine ; read by Rowena Cooper

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 19th-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 30 delightful stories, each one guaranteed to capture the listener's imagination, and all demonstrating Barbara Erskine's unique powers as a storyteller

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