A Fall of Snow by James Turner

Classic Ghost Stories

Tony Walker

Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction

4.9 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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A Fall of Snow by James Turner is a beautifully written and poignant story about a childhood visit to his uncle and a mysterious happening that stayed with him for the rest of his life. The story is set in a large house at Christmas, which is situated in the English County of Suffolk. It is a tale about family, loss, love, and friendship, and it is told in Turner's trademark lyrical style. It is an excellent read for anyone who loves atmospheric stories that explore the human condition.If You Appreciate The Work I’ve Put In HerePlease, buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/tonywalker, Or join as a Patron for members only stories for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/barcudCheck out my Audiobooks on my Bandcamp StoreAudio | The Classic Ghost Stories PodcastSubscribe to my Haunted Place channel hereBefore you continue to YouTubeMusic By The Heartwood Institute https://bit.ly/somecomeback*** New Patreon Request Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the showVisit us here: www.ghostpod.orgBuy me a coffee if you're glad I do this: https://ko-fi.com/tonywalkerIf you really want to help me, become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barcudMusic by The Heartwood Institute: https://bit.ly/somecomeback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A full of
0:02.0	Everybody dies, don't they?
0:09.0	Everybody come back.
0:12.0	Isn't that so?
0:14.0	You tried to get into the locked drawer today, didn't you?
0:17.0	How do the dead come back, mother?
0:20.0	What's the secret? A Fall of Snow by James Turner
0:24.3	It happens every year about Christmas time
0:27.7	I have only to go into a shop to buy my Christmas cards
0:31.2	and there is bound to be one of boys toboggoning in deep snow
0:34.7	rather old-fashioned I suppose
0:37.1	though whether there are fashions in
0:39.0	snowfalls, I don't know. Nevertheless, to me, these cards bring it all back. There's generally
0:45.7	a farmhouse in the background, an open gate with a robin in his crimson winter coat,
0:50.9	great swags of snow on the hedgerows. In the centre of the picture, these two boys are
0:56.9	flying downhill, waving their hands, their faces like red apples. Of course, it is an idealised
1:03.9	sort of Dickensian picture. For one thing, I'm certain. The boys careering downhill in the picture
1:10.5	would never have had the time to wave.
1:13.5	They would have been clinging too tightly to the toboggan. Further, it is an ideal Christmas
1:19.0	picture, at least for my part of the country, Cornwall, where we rarely get enough snow to make a
1:24.8	snowman, let alone toboggan. There had only been one year since I've
1:29.1	lived in Cornwall when the snow was so thick that I was able actually to go on to the beach in the
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