Vanilla

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Vanilla: the novel
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for those looking to start from the beginning, or pick up where they left off.
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things i will never forget
On memories seared for life.
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38. as he watched his body sink gently into the pit he felt truly alone
He took his seat a few rows from the front and looked around the room.
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walking with you
We walk.
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37. he cursed the lightning strike and all that it had brought
He sat on a bench in the graveyard outside the ancient sandstone church and waited patiently.
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the best memories are free of charge
On realising that the most cherished childhood memories are often the least expensive.
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36. what do you want to be when you're out of here
Over the months Elliot and Daniel had built their own hideaway in the grounds of Oakwood House using sheets of plywood and corrugated iron and scraps of…
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35. these hands had held his mother's face
It had been four days since the consultant had taken her into a quiet private room with a small desk and a dark computer monitor and two chairs and told…
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the office christmas party
on reminding myself why I hate hangovers.
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34. there could be a day when he would never see his own face again
He hurried into the hospital reception room, hastily enough to be quick but not so fast that he attracted unwanted attention.
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Vanilla
Vanilla
'Vanilla' is a psychological thriller which asks: if you could live anyone’s life, would you still want your own?
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