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Just A Small Town

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Four young people fight to survive the streets, in this gritty novella about those left behind: "Compulsive reading." -Mick Finlay, author of the Arrowood mysteries Industry is in decline. The streets are in decay. Many have gone-while those who remain seek escape in drugs. Alex consumes heroin to forget his abusive father. Jim hides from guilt about the friend he didn't save. Chelsi's brother killed a local boy, and ostracism pushes her toward a rival gang, prostitution, and loneliness. Danny is a hustler, but needs protection from the drug gang that supplies him. Can any of them endure against the odds in a town that could be anywhere in a world of addiction, crime, isolation, and manipulation? Debut author Paul Linggood raises challenging questions about a society that has become increasingly violent, in this novella of gripping suspense and gut-wrenching realism.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781916978034
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 124
  • Published:
  • November 15, 2023
  • Dimensions:
  • 133x7x203 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 149 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Just A Small Town

Four young people fight to survive the streets, in this gritty novella about those left behind: "Compulsive reading." -Mick Finlay, author of the Arrowood mysteries
Industry is in decline. The streets are in decay. Many have gone-while those who remain seek escape in drugs.
Alex consumes heroin to forget his abusive father. Jim hides from guilt about the friend he didn't save. Chelsi's brother killed a local boy, and ostracism pushes her toward a rival gang, prostitution, and loneliness. Danny is a hustler, but needs protection from the drug gang that supplies him.
Can any of them endure against the odds in a town that could be anywhere in a world of addiction, crime, isolation, and manipulation?
Debut author Paul Linggood raises challenging questions about a society that has become increasingly violent, in this novella of gripping suspense and gut-wrenching realism.

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