Distant Voices: Get lost in a collection of captivating short stories brimming with mystery and suspense - Softcover

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Barbara Erskine is the author of thirteen bestselling novels and three collections of short stories that demonstrate her interest in both history and the supernatural. Lady of Hay, her first novel, has now sold over three million copies worldwide.

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In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a wide and vivid range of worlds and emotions, from love, romance, loneliness, grief, to betrayal, passion, adventure, and compelling suspense.

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… A young woman, struggling to choose between love or her career, finds help from an unexpected source…

Contemporary, historical, spooky, 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.

“Readers of Barbara Erskine are held in thrall”
WOMAN’S REALM

“Vivid, romantic, and deliciously scary”
LIVING

“Barbara Erskine’s storytelling talent is undeniable”
THE TIMES