WHERE OR WHEN

By Anita Shreve

Synopsis

When Charles Callahan chances on a newspaper photograph of Sian Richards, a woman he loved when they were both only thirteen, he cannot resist the hand of fate. He writes to Sian, and their passion is rekindled, beginning a powerful relationship that turns into dark obsession.

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Narrator	Vivienne Ennemoser
Length	6hrs 30mins
Catalogue No.	12111
Publisher	Abacus; 1994

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