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'' Whenever an accident or natural disaster occurs from which bodies may never be recovered, there is always somebody for whom it becomes a chance to disappear. There is always somebody who, believing that vanishing from one life is the way to enter a better one, will choose to be presumed... read more
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Psychological Suspense. When the bridge to Inverness collapses, killing drivers and washing away cars, a woman takes it as the opportunity to start again: presumed dead, she creates a new life for herself under the name "Annabel." But she feels guilty about the man who died in her place, and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Ron: Released negligent bus driver who picks up hitchhikers in Scotland to relieve his lonliness
- Annabel: Illegal alien hiding in Scotland. Worked at a MiniMart. Married to Stefen. Mother of Anna (2).
- Silva: Pregnant late married matron
- Stefan: Illegal alien purchased car to begin cab company. Father
- Mr. Sturrock: Add a description of this character.
- Colin: Married through computer match. Preference of dissolution rather than fatherhood
- Rhona
- Cohn
- Marjorie
- Vi: Alcoholic owner of Mini Mart and employer of Annabelle
- Sturrock
- Irene
- Papa
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First Sentence edit
When Ron was first released, he discovered that prison had made him observant, as if he’d been reminded there, by its sudden absence, of the world’s surfeit of objects, its gross overabundance of things to look at.
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- Morag Joss (Author)
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Publisher: Delacorte Press
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Publication Date: 06/21/2011
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Page Count: 272
Publisher: Delacorte Press
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Publication Date: 06/21/2011
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Page Count: 272
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- Dewey: 813
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