Sylvia's Lovers Chapter 9 - The Specksioneer
In which the quiet winter evening at Haytersbank is enlivened by the arrival of Kinraid, whose tales of perilous whaling voyages and smuggling adventures captivate the household with their vivid and a...
11 Mar 26min
Sylvia's Lovers Chapter 7 - Tete-a-Tete - The Will
In which a Sunday walk home from church stirs a sober reflection on recent violence and sorrow among the community, while tender social exchanges reveal hopes and hesitations beneath the surface of da...
10 Mar 30min
Sylvia's Lovers Chapter 8 - Attraction and Repulsion
In which the advancing winter prompts the Robson family to complete their rigorous harvest and preservation tasks, culminating in a thoughtful journey by Daniel and Sylvia to visit an ailing friend, w...
10 Mar 28min
Sylvia's Lovers Chapter 5 - Story of the Press-Gang
In which the dull mist and drizzle weigh heavily on the spirits and bodies of a fishing community confined indoors, stirring feelings of restlessness and sharp discussion around the hearth. A tailor’s...
9 Mar 29min
Sylvia's Lovers Chapter 6 - The Sailor's Funeral
In which the humble, bustling household of Moss Brow reveals the quiet rhythms and close ties of rural life as Sylvia and her acquaintance, Molly, prepare for a significant and somber funeral in their...
9 Mar 39min
Sylvia's Lovers Chapter 4 - Philip Hepburn
In which we are introduced to the wild and windswept coast where Sylvia’s family farm nestles, a place bordered by rugged cliffs and lived in by hardy folk whose loyalties and conversations brim with ...
8 Mar 27min
Sylvia's Lovers Chapter 3 - Buying a New Cloak
In which we are gently introduced to the quiet dignity of Foster’s long-established shop in Monkshaven, where honest yet complex human interactions unfold amid the familiar bustle of a small seaport t...
8 Mar 29min
Sylvia's Lovers Chapter 2 - Home from Greenland
In which two young maiden friends, each with her differing hopes and humble yet earnest schemes, set forth upon a warm October day to the market town of Monkshaven, where the harbour’s stirring promis...
7 Mar 28min
