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The Winter Spirits
- Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights
- Narrated by: Mark Bonnar, Rona Morison, Sian Clifford, Tim McInnerny
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON COMES A DAZZLING COLLECTION OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN GHOSTLY TALES.
Featuring new and original stories from:
Bridget Collins, author of The Binding
Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock
Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies
Andrew Michael Hurley, author of The Loney
Jess Kidd, author of Things in Jars
Natasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory
Laura Purcell, author of The Silent Companions
Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of Pandora
Laura Shepherd-Robinson, author of The Square of Sevens
Stuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street
The tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. These twelve stories - authored by some of today's most loved and lauded writers of historical and gothic fiction - are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience.
Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret,, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights.
So curl up, light a candle, and fall under the spell of winters past...
Critic reviews
'I absolutely devoured The Winter Spirits. Every story is a gem' LAURA SHEPPERSON
'Another dazzling collection. Chilling, moving and incredibly satisfying' AMANDA MASON
'Eerily macabre, hauntingly propulsive' JOANNE BURN
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- Julie Mackenzie
- 30-12-23
Worthy of setting an hour aside and cosying up with a story.
I enjoyed all the stories, bit if I had to choose only one I'd say Banished. Because it was based on a true story, it made the ending even more satisfying!
Listen to About the Authors at the end as many of them are award winners. I'm off to search for their winning stories.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-01-24
thrilling and suspenseful
Enjoyable and imaginative ghostly tales. Great way to discover new authors and stories or enjoy a new tale from an author you already know.
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- Lucy Winzer
- 31-10-23
Great listening
Fab narrators, great mix of stories, good for fire side listening. Loved the inferno especially
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-11-23
Perfect book for cold Winter nights
A fantastic collection of ghost and horror stories, all very different and all really enjoyable and wonderfully read.
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- Christian B
- 18-01-24
Eerie stories
The stories were all quite eerie and great to listen to for the cold months. The narrators chosen were fantastic and added to the atmosphere.
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- K
- 29-11-23
Weird and Wonderful
A perfect selections of tales for the season.
This is a disparate collection of styles although they all have a gothic feel. Naturally I found some of the stories more appealing than others as they are so diverse but that is to be expected-we have our own tastes.
But just like last year’s anthology, I loved the texts as a whole and will certainly listen again before Christmas.
The narrators were all good.
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- Di D
- 02-12-23
More horror than ghost stories
Good variety of authors and story lines but I always prefer a ghost story to horror so was a little disappointed
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- Mrs. P Morrice
- 05-01-24
A mixed bag.
This is a little like a Christmas box of Quality Street chocolates (although other chocolate mixes are also available). Some of these short stories are utterly compelling, some downright confounding and some very straightforward. I read this for a book club book and possibly may not have persevered had I not had peer pressure to do so. Overall it was worth ploughing through the mundane stories (the coffee creams) to savour the little gems (the toffee crackles) that unexpectedly popped up amongst them. If you like a dark gothic slant to your fiction there will be something in this collection you will love.
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- Luddite Writer
- 24-03-24
captivating selection of stories
Each story was delicious, both in narration and content. I enjoyed dipping in and out of this book; the stories are varied and the protagonists equally so.
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- samantha
- 24-10-23
Excellent anthology
Fabulous mix of spook and Christmas cheer, lots of authors I already love in this collector and others I am going to read more of! Loved it. Narration perfect for all of the stories
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