The Toast Maker – Episode 9: The Spare Room

Iris has washed the spare room sheets twice — thoroughness or anxiety, she suspects the latter. Tonight she readies Elder Cottage for Tom's arrival: moving the lamp, debating the towels, finding small reasons to worry. Mr Pritchard arrives with biscuits and a story about the six times he polished his bathroom taps before Mary's first stay. Includes mentions of: Mention of Loss, Illness, Animals, Food, Beverages, Weather. About Sleepbound Premium Bedtime stories for grown-ups. Sleepbound is the chapter-a-night audiobook — original stories, classic literature, and hidden gems, narrated calmly to drift you off. As a Premium member, you get the entire back catalogue ad-free, plus new chapters before they hit the public feed. Thanks for being here. Sweet dreams. — Ian