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  1. HUNTER SHEA
  2. For Tim Stanton.
  3. ‘Normality is a paved road. It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.’
  4. ‘How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also if I am to be whole.’
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter Two
  7. Chapter Three
  8. Chapter Four
  9. Chapter Five
  10. Chapter Six
  11. Chapter Seven
  12. Chapter Eight
  13. Chapter Nine
  14. Chapter Ten
  15. Chapter Eleven
  16. Chapter Twelve
  17. Chapter Thirteen
  18. Chapter Fourteen
  19. Chapter Fifteen
  20. Chapter Sixteen
  21. Chapter Seventeen
  22. Chapter Eighteen
  23. Chapter Nineteen
  24. Chapter Twenty
  25. Chapter Twenty-One
  26. Chapter Twenty-Two
  27. Chapter Twenty-Three
  28. Chapter Twenty-Four
  29. Chapter Twenty-Five
  30. Chapter Twenty-Six
  31. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  32. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  33. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  34. Chapter Thirty
  35. Chapter Thirty-One
  36. Chapter Thirty-Two
  37. Chapter Thirty-Three
  38. Chapter Thirty-Four
  39. Chapter Thirty-Five
  40. Chapter Thirty-Six
  41. Afterword
  42. About this book
  43. FLAME TREE PRESS

Anyone faced with a physical trial will tell you it only makes you stronger. Yes and no. It hardens your will. But it can weaken your body. Sometimes it can break your spirit, and once that happens, the rest can come down like a house of cards. We’ve learned that, above all, you need to be stubborn. Defy everything life can throw at you. Tell whatever horror that may befall you to kiss your ass. Keep on trucking, just to show it and everyone around you that you’re too damn stubborn to fall. Be Cool Hand Luke. Eat fifty eggs, dig that hole, fill it up, and dig it again. Smile when everyone else is crying. Spit in the eye of fate. Live an unconventional life and leave this world with plenty of scars.

Thank you, Don D’Auria, for letting me tell this story, and most of all, for bringing me aboard the Flame Tree Press express. There’s no one on earth I’d rather work with than Don. Butch and Sundance ride again!

And to my wife, Amy, you have my eternal love and gratitude for all of the experiences we’ve shared, no matter how terrifying. We’ve never given up, and we never will. Bring it on.

A huge thank you to you, the reader, for coming along on this journey. Take my hand and let’s explore the darkness together.

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About this book

This is a FLAME TREE PRESS BOOK

Text copyright © 2018 Hunter Shea.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

FLAME TREE PRESS, 6 Melbray Mews, London, SW6 3NS, UK, flametreepress.com

Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.

Thanks to the Flame Tree Press team, including: Taylor Bentley, Frances Bodiam, Federica Ciaravella, Don D’Auria, Chris Herbert, Matteo Middlemiss, Josie Mitchell, Mike Spender, Will Rough, Cat Taylor, Maria Tissot, Nick Wells, Gillian Whitaker. The cover is created by Flame Tree Studio with thanks to Nik Keevil and Shutterstock.com.

FLAME TREE PRESS is an imprint of Flame Tree Publishing Ltd. flametreepublishing.com. A copy of the CIP data for this book is available from the British Library and the Library of Congress.

HB ISBN: 978-1-78758-023-7, PB ISBN: 978-1-78758-021-3, ebook ISBN: 978-1-78758-024-4 | Also available in FLAME TREE AUDIO | Created in London and New York

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