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The World of Shadow

By: Kate Hamer
Narrated by: Gareth Bennett-Ryan
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'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 Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories
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liked the narration - accents not perfect but very sincere reading. short and sweet. last line made my spine tingle

sweet narration

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

a beautiful moment in time

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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

Intriguing but bullshit

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

lovely story

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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.

A young boy experiences terror & love one morning

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