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Serialization of the M S Clements' debut novel 'THE THIRD MAGPIE', read by Hannah Timms
A love story set in the authoritarian New Albany. School teacher and foreigner, Finn Sheehan, is married to Sophie, daughter of Albian elite and Foreign Minister, Tim Smith. Despite the advantages Tim's position allows them, ordinary life for Finn and Sophie is a struggle.
The arrival of a new Area Zone Commandant brings good news for Finn in the form of a tutoring contract. However, teaching Miss Catherine Fry, seventeen and spoiled, will bring new strife into the couple's cossetted life.
Episodes
Feb 10, 2021
Feb 10, 2021
28 min
After a Lockdown hiatus, we are back with episode 11.
Finn has survived the flu, but now he must travel with Sophie to the Treatment Centre.
An omission on Finn's file puts him at risk of repatriation. Sophie must find a way to convince the officious guards if she ever wants to see her husband again.
music: Ludwig Van Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 https://musopen.org/
Feb 23, 2021
Feb 23, 2021
22 min
Finn returns to work and Sophie learns about a past secret admirer from her mother.
Music
Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
https://musopen.org/music/4107-goldberg-variations-bwv-988/
Mar 7, 2021
Mar 7, 2021
19 min
Finn confides in Carl about wanting to go back to Melborough.
Music: Debussy Reverie
https://musopen.org/music/4505-reverie/
Mar 16, 2021
Mar 16, 2021
14 min
Finn feels more comfortable with Catherine, while Catherine expresses her frustration with education
Music: Antonín Dvořák
4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 - 1. Allegro moderato
Roxana Pavel Goldstein
Jun 13, 2021
Jun 13, 2021
16 min
Sophie heads to Court Farm for a medical conference, only to encounter a familar, and unwelcome face.
Music - Mozart Piano Sonata no. 12, K. 332 https://musopen.org/music/19-piano-sonata-no-12-k-332/
Sound effect - jodeshon https://freesound.org/people/joedeshon/sounds/118852/