Hinterland
A Historical Fantasy
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Hinterland
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Narrated by:
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Virtual Voice
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Martin Lake
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About this listen
In February 1872, the big news in the sleepy Cathedral City of Wells is that a new choirmaster is about to take up post. Clarence Makepiece and his young family are given a charming house in the picturesque old street known as Vicars’ Close.
What they do not realise was that they are sharing the space with the faerie Japes family. In fact, they might never have realised because the two families dwell in different realms, parallel worlds divided by a barrier which for most of the time keeps humans and faerie folk separate. Apart, that is for a master meddler like Robin Japes who delights to cross the barrier and enjoy himself at the humans’ expense.
On the seven Boundless Days of the year, however, the barrier grows fragile, it trembles and becomes permeable. The two realms grow closer and can get tangled. The Makepiece's youngest daughter notices strange things happening. And their new maid, Daisy Drake, sees sights and hears sounds which tell her there is something out of kilter with the world.
Robin's wife desire to swap the Makepiece's little boy for her vile and curmudgeonly grandfather. Robin is reluctant at first, knowing that such a delicate task can so easily go wrong. Yet eventually, his wife and daughters' begging persuades him to try.
And as Robin meddles beyond his level of skill, turmoil follows.
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