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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Barbara Erskine. Distant Voices
Copyright
Praise
Dedication
Preface
Distant Voices
The Drop Out
Moment of Truth
The Duck Shoot Man
Frost
The Fairy Child
Who Done It?
Watch the Wall, My Darling. PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE
OBE
The Gift of Music
Island Shadows
A Test of Love
Witchcraft for Today
The Poet
The Toy Soldier
To Adam a Son
Writer
The Fate of the Phoenix
When the Chestnut Blossoms Fall. A Trilogy. THE MISTRESS
THE MAN
THE WIFE
The Inheritance
Dance Little Lady
Rosemary and Thyme
Flowers for the Teacher
A Family Affair. PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE
PART FOUR
Networking
Catherine’s Cat
Stranger’s Choice
Aboard the Moonbeam
Choices
Two’s Company
If you enjoyed this book, you’ll love Barbara Erskine’s brilliant latest novel, Sleeper’s Castle – an epic tale of suspense, passion and history
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‘Written with imagination, and spiced with a sharp observation of human foibles. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better book for your bedside table.’
Yorkshire Evening Post
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The body had gone. The floor was clean. Everything was as it had been the night before when she first went to bed. She breathed a sigh of relief. Mrs Cosby must have found Cathie. Perhaps the ambulance had already taken her away.
Plucking up her courage she went softly down the passage towards the guests’ sitting room. A strong incongruous smell of bacon was floating up the passage. She shuddered as she pushed the door of the sitting room open. The same two tables were laid again, one for one, one for two. At the latter sat a figure.
