The Demon Lover

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The Demon Lover

By: Elizabeth Bowen

Narrated by: Anne Dover

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A story from Night in the Front Line, a collection of Second World War short stories.

One of Elizabeth Bowen’s most well-known stories, The Demon Lover sees Mrs Drover return to her abandoned London home, her family having settled into evacuated life in the countryside, to find a letter waiting for her.

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A poignant and haunting tale , read with feeling and tension that creates a film like vision in your mind

Atmospheric and chilling

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I’m researching the 2nd world war and I thought this might help me. In any case I only like concrete stories set in the real world. Clearly written for those who like this sort
of thing - a story that could never happen - a phantom lover.

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