Air and Angels
Author: Susan Hill
An unsettling and absorbing tale from the bestselling author of The Woman in Black.Celibate, irreproachable and distinguished, Thomas Cavendish is in his mid-fifties and the obvious man to become Master of his college. But, walking by the river, Thomas sees a young girl standing on the bridge. It is an apocalyptic vision, one that alters Thomas’s life irrevocably and tragi….Read More
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