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    The Umbrella-Mender
    The Umbrella-Mender
    The Umbrella-Mender
    Audiobook39 minutes

    The Umbrella-Mender

    Written by Beatrice Harraden

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    Beatrice Harraden (1864-1936) was a British writer and suffragette.

    "The Umbrella-Mender" is a disturbing tale about an eccentric man who runs a repair shop for umbrellas. One evening he is surprised by a knock at the door. Outside is a man who tells the umbrella-mender that his son is on his death-bed and wishes to see his father. The umbrella-mender sets off at once with the stranger. In the course of their conversation on the journey, the stranger explains that he himself has murdered the umbrella-mender's son. The tension between the two men and the need for revenge, atonement and closure forms the rest of the story and the story has multiple twists and surprises.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateDec 3, 2016
    ISBN9781509422319
    The Umbrella-Mender

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