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The World of Shadow

By: Kate Hamer
Narrated by: Gareth Bennett-Ryan
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Summary

'The World of Shadow' introduces The Doll Funeral and delves further into one of the characters in the book - Shadow. Shadow flits through The Doll Funeral; he has a close but often tempestuous relationship with the hero, Ruby.

In the short story, we rewind back and see a snapshot of his life, find out more about his connection with Ruby and experience the life, pain and love of this boy who has such a profound influence on the course of the book.

©2017 Kate Hamer (P)2017 W F Howes Ltd
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lovely story

very cute :) lovely little story .. and love the accents .. makes it even more entertaining

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a beautiful moment in time

Absolutely beautiful story in every way. classic tale, superbly narrated. loved it. a gift. thank you.

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sweet narration

liked the narration - accents not perfect but very sincere reading. short and sweet. last line made my spine tingle

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Intriguing but bullshit

Framed in olde workday language, seems to try to ignite a sense of extraterrestrial spirit but fails.
But still, it’s free and fills some time

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Makes me anticipate the book that will be released soon.

I really enjoyed this book, looking forward to the actual book coming out soon, this was a nice way to be introduced to the setting and to one of the characters. Would recommend this book to anybody who is intrigued by the book that is been released.

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A young boy experiences terror & love one morning

While waiting for his secretive miner father to return from investigating a mine prospect, a young boy is visited by an apparition of terror and also feels the stirring of young love upon meeting a young girl alone in the forest.

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Interesting

This was really interesting and I would be inclined to listen to more. The narrator is spectacular, one of the best I've listened to.

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