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    Time to Run
    Time to Run
    Time to Run
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    Time to Run

    By Jacquelyn de Villiers

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    Time To Run

    Jax is an ADHD preschool teacher with a penchant for red wine - she is also desperate to run the Comrades Marathon.

    Her long-suffering husband has for years been trying to convince her to write a book and she decides to tackle the two together.

    Her early morning musings will take you on a journey that will tease, tickle and torment.

    Laugh out loud funny and heartbreakingly sad, Time to Run is a marathon achievement.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJacquelyn de Villiers
    Release dateJun 27, 2017
    ISBN9781370187492
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