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    The Viewing
    The Viewing
    The Viewing
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    The Viewing

    By Sam Sparks

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    A recently insolvent James Lister needs to escape his troubles. To take the edge of his malaise he indulges  himself in a nostalgia visit to his hometown to relive happier times.  On arrival, he finds his old home is  For Sale.

    James wants to take a look around and poses as a buyer. Once inside the property he experiences a flashback memory of his father furtively hiding something in a loft wall. He dupes the agent into giving him further access and is amazed to discover  what was hidden has remained untouched all those years. 

But that is the least of the discovery, also found is a letter, the content of which sends him on a physical and emotional rollercoaster of a journey that ends with the last thing he expects.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSam Sparks
    Release dateFeb 23, 2017
    ISBN9781386139317
    The Viewing
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    Sam Sparks

    Sam was born in London in the fifites.  He is a retired 999 Ambulance  Control Contact Handler.  Prior to actually  working for a living he was a Golf Professional and made a brief appearance on the "European Tour" (nobody noticed, actually not entirely true, his Mum spotted him on the TV once) He enjoys Tango, plays Golf and Harmonica ( well, he says he plays harp, others may beg to differ.) Sam's sense of humour, best summed up by a colleague as " 50 Shades of Dry"

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