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Encounters

Barbara Erskine

First published 1990
Publisher Michael Joseph
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Stephen Bradbury
Pages viii+360
Price £13.99
ISBN 0718133501

Collection of 44 stories (18 original) "including some fantasy" (Locus).

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 A Step Out of Time Barbara Erskine Short Story
15 Visitors Barbara Erskine Short Story
21 Cabbage a la Carte Barbara Erskine Short Story
28 Metamorphosis Barbara Erskine Short Story
35 Feline Express Barbara Erskine Short Story
40 The Consolation Prize Barbara Erskine Short Story
49 The Valentine's Day Plot Barbara Erskine Short Story
52 'There Was a Time When I Was Almost Happy ...' Barbara Erskine Short Story
61 Summer Treachery Barbara Erskine Short Story
83 Trade Reunions Barbara Erskine Short Story
88 All you Need to Do is Smile Barbara Erskine Short Story
95 The Bath - a Summer Ghost Story Barbara Erskine Short Story
102 A Private Ceremony Barbara Erskine Short Story
106 The Green Leaves of Summer Barbara Erskine Short Story
112 Encounters Barbara Erskine Short Story
120 The Touch of Gold Barbara Erskine Short Story
123 The Helpless Heart Barbara Erskine Short Story
141 The Indian Summer of Mary McQueen Barbara Erskine Short Story
148 The Magic of Make Believe Barbara Erskine Short Story
159 Destiny Barbara Erskine Short Story
164 A Summer Full of Poppies Barbara Erskine Short Story
172 A Face in the Crowd Barbara Erskine Short Story
184 A Woman's Choice Barbara Erskine Short Story
193 Flowers Shouldn't Make You Cry Barbara Erskine Short Story
200 Footsteps in the Attic Barbara Erskine Short Story
209 Someone to Dream About Barbara Erskine Short Story
219 A Fair Revenge Barbara Erskine Short Story
222 Milestones Barbara Erskine Short Story
233 The Magic Carpet Barbara Erskine Short Story
241 The Proposal Barbara Erskine Short Story
246 Spaces Barbara Erskine Short Story
256 Marcus Nicholls Barbara Erskine Short Story
269 Salesmanship! Barbara Erskine Short Story
275 A Quest for Identity Barbara Erskine Short Story
286 Such a Silly Thing Barbara Erskine Short Story
292 The Heart Will Understand Barbara Erskine Short Story
301 Party Games Barbara Erskine Short Story
308 A Stranger with No Name Barbara Erskine Short Story
317 Just an Old-Fashioned Girl Barbara Erskine Short Story
325 All This Childish Nonsense Barbara Erskine Short Story
331 A Love Story Barbara Erskine Short Story
340 A Window on the World Barbara Erskine Short Story
347 A Promise of Love Barbara Erskine Short Story
353 Excavations Barbara Erskine Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Encounters Cover 1991 Fontana Paperback Collection 540
Encounters Cover 2012 HarperCollins (UK) eBook Collection
Encounters Cover 2017 Harper Trade Paperback Collection 416