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The World of Shadow

By: Kate Hamer
Narrated by: Gareth Bennett-Ryan

Publisher's summary

'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

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sweet short story

I loved it. it ended quickly but it was very nice. the imagery was pleasing. I had a difficult time with a few words because of the accent, still it gave the book character.

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Great glimpse of innocent love

Wonderful short story. Gives you a glimpse of an innocent live and its lifelong effect as well as the darkness of the soul. The narrator does a great job imbuing the character feelings. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Free Short Story: The World of Shadow

I was looking for a really quick listen and at under a half hour, this free short story met my need. It was well written and I liked the narrators voice.

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Mysterious and intriguing. I believe every word

spellbinding and heartfelt. you'll enjoy it thoroughly. it's very warm and well narrated.loved it. I

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Good story

Great book to listen... good narration by author. . . . . . . . . . .

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Borrowed From Somewhere

elegantly composed but the vibe of it owes too much to a pre-existing style or three, and yes that style is somewhat melodramatic. one can partly justify it as child's eye heightened reality.

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a cute little story

it was an interesting story about this guy and his dad, he was remembering about a forest of his childhood and some other things that happened in there, now he have grown and wants to go back there. I liked that it was pretty easy to follow and to learn some things about what he remember. if there is a full novel about that one I would want to hear it or read it.

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Amazing!!

If you could sum up FREE SHORT STORY: The World of Shadow in three words, what would they be?

Creepy, Amazing, Stimulating

What other book might you compare FREE SHORT STORY: The World of Shadow to and why?

I have no idea. This short story was one of the best short stories I have read in a long time.

Which scene was your favorite?

The end. As they were walking away.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Easy too.

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I downloaded this only because it was free, and I have listened to it 10+ times. I can picture the whole story in my head and get chills. It is a great story.

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Great!

This is a great short story. I really enjoyed it!! Also the narrator was very clear and well paced.

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A nice spoonful of goodness!

This was a freebie and I downloaded to listen to on a short walk. Loved the narrator and the story intrigued me enough to look into the book it is spun from. Fun!

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