The Shepherd: The thrilling number one bestseller from the master of storytelling

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In 2022, John Travolta confirmed that he is currently filming a cinematic version of The Shepherd on location in West Raynham, Norfolk. [6] See also [ edit ] But despite that and after some very anxious moments,his rescuer guides him to safety,waves in farewell and disappears.But who was he and where has the aircraft landed,just when it ran out of fuel ?

The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth | Goodreads The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth | Goodreads

I was first introduced to this story by Fireside Al from the CBC (although I'm not Canadian my upstate NY radio station carried 'As It Happens' which I loved!). Who doesn't love having a story read to them? And this reading is special. A treat for Christmas Eve.Book Genre: Adventure, Aviation, Christmas, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Holiday, Military Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense, Thriller, War One of the best short stories of my younger years; While not strictly YA I would have no hesitation recommending it to those readers.

The Shepherd (Short 2023) - IMDb The Shepherd (Short 2023) - IMDb

So I had heard Alan Maitland's reading but had never read the story. Until now- and I'm glad I read it in print. I think Fireside Al's reading is edited somewhat and reading the unabridged story was much more intense and rewarding. A different sort of Christmas story but I recommend. This is a short simple story, following a pilot on his way home for Christmas and the misfortune he faces.

Every year, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts a reading of The Shepherd by Alan Maitland. Maitland passed away in 1999, but recordings of him reading The Shepherd are available, like this 32 minute reading on You Tube. Have not found anything about the Travolta project on IMDb but did find someone using MS Flight simulator to act out the story and an animated short film someone made about two years ago I'd never heard of before. So to calm nerves, here they are... A fine spectral yuletide story. Some writers who never work in the horror mode do rise to the occassion of the season and its literary tradition. Every Christmas with one or two exceptions the CBC News show "As It Happens" has since 1979 played an audio recording of The Shepard. The son of a furrier, he was born in Ashford, Kent, educated at Tonbridge School and later attended the University of Granada. He became one of the youngest pilots in the Royal Air Force at 19, where he served on National Service from 1956 to 1958. Becoming a journalist, he joined Reuters in 1961 and later the BBC in 1965, where he served as an assistant diplomatic correspondent. From July to September 1967, he served as a correspondent covering the Nigerian Civil War between the region of Biafra and Nigeria. He left the BBC in 1968 after controversy arose over his alleged bias towards the Biafran cause and accusations that he falsified segments of his reports. Returning to Biafra as a freelance reporter, Forsyth wrote his first book, The Biafra Story in 1969.