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Distant Voices

by Barbara Erskine · 1997

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Barbara Erskine's storytelling talent is undeniable. — "The Times"

Barbara Erskine's second volume of short stories creates a wide and vivid range of worlds and emotions, from love, romance, loneliness and grief, to betrayal, passion, adventure and compelling suspense. Contemporary, historical, spooky, humorous, there are over thirty delightful stories, each one guaranteed to capture the reader's imagination, and all demonstrating Erskine's unique powers as a storyteller.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisparanormalparanormalMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thishorrorhorrorMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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