Listen to Susan Hill read The Boy on the Hillside:
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The boy, Seth, stirred in his sleep.
‘Cold…’
He had pushed the blanket off, with his tossing and turning about.
‘Here, here.’ The man seated on the ground nearest to him rearranged Seth’s covering, pulling it up and tucking it under him until he was swaddled like a baby.
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Susan Hill has published 22 novels, including the bestselling The Woman in Black, and four collections of short stories.
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