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    Christmas Ghosts: a short story
    Christmas Ghosts: a short story
    Christmas Ghosts: a short story
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    Christmas Ghosts: a short story

    By EH Walter

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    After the end of World War One Margaret is finding Christmas hard - she has to do the work of two men on the family farm. Can the arrival of a stranger lend some Christmas cheer?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEH Walter
    Release dateDec 15, 2014
    ISBN9781311880147
    Christmas Ghosts: a short story
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    EH Walter

    EH Walter is from Hampshire, but now lives in North London where she lives the impoverished life of a writer. Follow her on Facebook or Twitter to be kept up to date and have the chance to contribute names for characters.

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      Christmas Ghosts - EH Walter

      Christmas Ghosts

      by

      EH Walter

      Copyright 2014 EH Walter

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      Christmas Ghosts

      by

      EH Walter

      In memory of those who served 1914-1918 and those they left behind.

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      Margaret’s eyes were sore from staring at the white. It covered everything. She took a deep breath and continued her strides through the snow, sinking to mid-thigh with every step.

      C’mon Samson, she said to the purring cat she had laid around her neck, show willing.

      Samson purred. He was used to this strange ritual. Every morning after a fresh snow fall Margaret would put

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