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The Winter Spirits

Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights

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The Winter Spirits

By: Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Natasha Pulley, Jess Kidd, Andrew Michael Hurley, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Stuart Turton, Catriona Ward, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Susan Stokes-Chapman
Narrated by: Mark Bonnar, Rona Morison, Sian Clifford, Tim McInnerny
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About this listen

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...

©2023 Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Natasha Pulley, Jess Kidd, Andrew Michael Hurley, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Stuart Turton, Catriona Ward, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Susan Stokes-Chapman (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK
Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Ghosts Holidays Horror Haunted Scary Winter Short Story Christmas

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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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It is beautifully written with good research.
i Will lIsten again next year. Good find a treasure.

Very good listen. Folklore

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Fab narrators, great mix of stories, good for fire side listening. Loved the inferno especially

Great listening

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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.

Worthy of setting an hour aside and cosying up with a story.

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stories were good, but narration was really really dull in most part. some people like that monotone style, but it's not for me.

Good stories, narration dull

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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.

A mixed bag.

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