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Enchanted Isle: Greenlaw by Helen McClory

Greenlaw by Helen McClory

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A strange entity appears on the edge of a housing estate. First of five modern folktales.

When a strange entity arrives on a new estate the residents are divided as to what it is and what it means.

A new development by the name of 'Greenlaw' on the outskirts of Edinburgh is visited one night by a strange phenomenon at first only spotted by the late night dog walkers on the hill above the houses. The residents of the estate are confused and divided as to what it is and what it means for them.  Weird plants start to spring up in their gardens. The community website buzzes with rumour and speculation as to what is causing these strange natural or are they supernatural occurences.

Helen McClory has a PhD in literature and creative writing from the University of Glasgow. Her debut story collection On the Edges of Vision won the Saltire First Book of the Year Award.  Her novel  "Bitterhall" is published in Spring 2021. She lives in Edinburgh.

Read by: Kirsty Cox
Producer: Maggie Ayre for BBC Audio in Bristol

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