Graham Rowat
speaker
636 appearances
6 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 9 Aug
Graham Rowat’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I rarely lingered at doorsteps, and almost never accepted hospitality while working.
It wasn't my job, nor particularly my temperament, to make conversation.
But last time, the heat had been unbearable, and when Mrs. Holloway had offered me a glass of iced lemonade, I'd surprised myself by accepting.
I remembered the cool weight of the glass in my hand, condensation pooling at its base, as Mrs. Holloway talked at length about her garden.
Soft tinkles from the wind chimes rang down from the porch eaves, filling the silence between words and the rhythmic screams of cicadas.
It had been idyllic, serene even, for a while.
But as I approached the porch now, I could tell that era was over.
The place had a forlorn look to it that was nothing like I remembered.
The lace curtains were drawn tight, starving the house of natural light.
Paint was flaking away from the disheveled steps, which were half buried beneath layers of leaves.
As I made my way to the door, my fingers brushed a wilted geranium, its planter tipped askew as if someone had meant to write it, but never finished the task.
Well, it had been ten years since I'd last seen Mrs. Holloway.
A lot could change in that time.
Still, I hoped for the best as I shuffled my case to the other hand and knocked on the door.
For a few fretful moments, there was silence, and I feared I'd lost an acquaintance in Hemsley.
But then, the sound of feet scraping over hardwood came from within, and Mrs. Holloway answered.
Relief washed over me.
She was alive, but not well from appearances.
She'd always been a thin woman, but her frame seemed diminished, as though the years had hollowed her out rather than merely settling over her.
Her skin had gone pale, stretched over her cheekbones, emphasizing the sharp angles of her face.
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