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    An Unfortunate Series Of Accidents
    An Unfortunate Series Of Accidents
    An Unfortunate Series Of Accidents
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    An Unfortunate Series Of Accidents

    By Patsy Collins

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    Batty Aunty Wendy thinks she's being unfair to keep Jemima living with her in the hugeold house, and for them to keep all their treasures to themselves. Jemima must show her that she's doing the right thing by depriving her of friends and a career. If it takes a few accidents to prove her point, then those accidents will happen.

     

    This 3700 word short story is also published in one of Patsy's many themed collections of short stories, each of which contains 24 stories.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatsy Collins
    Release dateMay 15, 2022
    ISBN9798201620516
    An Unfortunate Series Of Accidents
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    Patsy Collins

    Patsy Collins spends her time making things up and writing them down from her home in Lee-on-the-Solent or whilst traveling in a campervan – both shared with her husband. When away she enjoys scrambling round ruined castles, visiting friends and eating cake. At home she gardens, bakes (and then eats) cakes. She is the author of six novels and twenty-four themed collections of short stories. Hundreds of her short stories have been published in women's magazines.

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