Distant Voices
- ISBN-10
- 0008180911
- ISBN-13
- 9780008180911
- Series
- Distant Voices
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-01-12
- Author
- Barbara Erskine
Description
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 truthâe¦ A nineteenth century parsonâe(tm)s daughter is caught up in the excitement and romance of a smuggling intrigueâe¦ A young boy from a deprived background finds his own haven in the wastelands of the inner cityâe¦ Contemporary, historical, spooky, and humorous âe" there are over thirty delightful stories, each one guaranteed to capture the readerâe(tm)s imagination, and all demonstrating Barbara Erskineâe(tm)s unique powers as a storyteller.
