{"product_id":"book-mrry","title":"Tales From The Village","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTALES FROM THE VILLAGE\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eby Quentin Drummond Anderson\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePOWER. TRADITION. SECRETS. CHANGE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Sherston, eighth-generation squire, faces unprecedented challenges to his ordered world. Through eleven interconnected stories, witness his evolution as power shifts beneath his feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupernatural elements embody suppressed histories: an amber brooch granting longevity, impossible roses, ancient boundary stones revealed during a hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen traditions are challenged-from carnival queen selection to development plans-Edward must decide if stewardship means control or embracing change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderson's crystalline prose captures both village details and psychological complexities. His dialogue brilliantly conveys the English art of saying one thing while meaning another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe village emerges as the most compelling character-a living entity with an identity beyond any individual's control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of rural British fiction, these stories examine how community structures are maintained, challenged, and transformed, bringing contemporary sensibility to countryside novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese tales will haunt-not merely through supernatural elements, but through insights into how power shapes lives and how established hierarchies contain seeds of transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable March 2025 from The Writers Collective Hardcover | eBook | Audiobook\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49793420788016,"sku":"BDmrry","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/mrry-cover.jpg?v=1765522175","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-mrry","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}