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.
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.
