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“It can open doors. It can get in." Terrifying 1930s ghost story set in the Arctic Circle. Concluded by Lee Ingleby.

“It can open doors. It can get in."

Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story, set in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle.

Although born in Nyasaland of a Belgian mother and a South African father, by the time she was three Michelle Paver and her family had settled in Wimbledon. She was educated at Wimbledon High School and Oxford, where she got a first in biochemistry. She subsequently became a partner in a London law firm. In 1996, after the death of her father, she resigned from the law firm to become a full-time writer. In 2010, Dark Matter was nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award for best novel. The Shirley Jackson Awards, named after the American author, recognise outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense and horror.

Abridged by Jeremy Osborne.
Read by Lee Ingleby.
Produced by Karen Rose.

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2019.

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Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story, set in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle.

Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story, set in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle. Abridged by Jeremy Osborne. Read by Lee Ingleby.

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