02756cam a2200265 4500 2175069087 TxAuBib 20250502120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798318493430 3174383a-e676-4f1b-8ef2-6eebdf590cef OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11845558 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Anderson, Quentin Drummond. Tales From the Village [Libby Audiobook]. Quentin Drummond Anderson, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 150MB. HTML:TALES FROM THE VILLAGEby Quentin Drummond Anderson <p>POWER. TRADITION. SECRETS. CHANGE.</p> <p>In Trenton Stable, a picturesque English village, centuries of history and hidden truths lie beneath the surface. Behind manicured hedges, a battle unfolds between preservation and progress.</p> <p>Edward Sherston, eighth-generation squire, faces unprecedented challenges to his ordered world. Through eleven interconnected stories, witness his evolution as power shifts beneath his feet.</p> <p>From "The Family Pew," where a ghostly presence signals unfinished business, to "The Carol's Echo," where a newcomer reveals buried connections, Anderson explores community power with precision.</p> <p>Supernatural elements embody suppressed histories: an amber brooch granting longevity, impossible roses, ancient boundary stones revealed during a hunt.</p> <p>When traditions are challenged—from carnival queen selection to development plans—Edward must decide if stewardship means control or embracing change.</p> <p>Anderson's crystalline prose captures both village details and psychological complexities. His dialogue brilliantly conveys the English art of saying one thing while meaning another.</p> <p>The village emerges as the most compelling character—a living entity with an identity beyond any individual's control.</p> <p>For readers of rural British fiction, these stories examine how community structures are maintained, challenged, and transformed, bringing contemporary sensibility to countryside novels.</p> <p>These tales will haunt—not merely through supernatural elements, but through insights into how power shapes lives and how established hierarchies contain seeds of transformation.</p> <p>Available March 2025 from The Writers Collective Hardcover | eBook | Audiobook</p>. Short Stories. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-05-02 20:00:03. Cordue, Michael. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3174383a-e676-4f1b-8ef2-6eebdf590cef&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)