Children’s writer Lauren St John turns her storytelling powers to the adult market with this sensual, surprising and redemptive story of loss, love and finding the courage to face our deepest fears. If you enjoy novels by Jojo Moyes and Nicholas Sparks then you should download and read the Opening Extract from this.
Nick Donaghue, a young, handsome obituary writer for THE TIMES, leads a charmed existence until he is caught up in one of Britain's worst ever train crashes. When he survives unscathed, his friends and colleagues consider him the luckiest man alive. Only Nick knows the truth - that he is tormented by horrific nightmares.
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Nick Donaghue, a young, handsome obituary writer for THE TIMES, leads a charmed existence until he is caught up in one of Britain's worst ever train crashes. When he survives unscathed, his friends and colleagues consider him the luckiest man alive.
The Obituary Writer features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, General Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Recommendations
Paperback, Hardback. £17.09, down from the £18.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
The Obituary Writer was written by Lauren St.John and published by Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) an imprint of Orion Publishing Co
The Obituary Writer has 346 pages
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