Five quietly unsettling short stories by Elspeth Davie , who has been described as one of Scotland's finest and most underrated writers.
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A lodger develops a close relationship with his landlady - until she spots him on the arm of another woman.
Read by Edith MacArthur
The Swans
"The paintshop was deservedly proud of its reputation in the city. For here it was not simply a matter of selling paints and wallpaper."
Read by Edith Macarthur
A Field in Space
"It was difficult to say whether the rest of the room were envious or scornful of Peterson's particular field of interest."
Read by Crawford Logan.
A Collection of Bones
Jenkinson's friends are bemused by his obsession. What's the point of a wishbone collection if you don't make any wishes?
Read by Crawford Logan.
The Eyelash
"When you find a strange hair anywhere, do you at once connect it with some imagined person... ?"
Read by Edith Macarthur
Series Producer David Jackson Young
Each file - Size 6mB, Length 14 minutes, Bitrate 64kbps
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Thanks, William, for these "quietly unsettling" stories.
Thanks, Bill! Glad to have you back!!!!