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    Usher Syndrome
    Usher Syndrome
    Usher Syndrome
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    Usher Syndrome

    By Grigory Ryzhakov

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    Love makes us blind, but can it cure physical blindness?

    Agie used to be a man. Now she has opened her heart for someone who would accept her for what she is. But her destiny has other plans and Agie has to fight for her love in the most challenging and unexpected way.

    This short novella contains themes of love, friendship, betrayal, gender- and self-identity, and cutting-edge gene therapy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGrigory Ryzhakov
    Release dateSep 3, 2012
    ISBN9781476082400
    Usher Syndrome
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    Grigory Ryzhakov

    Grigory (a.k.a Grisha) Ryzhakov grew up in the Russian Far East, bathing in the icy waters of Seas of Okhotsk and Japan and playing hide-and-seek in the snowdrifts that carpeted his native town of Korsakov. He later travelled thousands of miles to vibrant London, on the way collecting his MSc degree in biochemistry at Moscow State and PhD in molecular biology at Cambridge University. Meanwhile, Grigory has been ceaselessly creating poems, songs and prose until eventually he wrote his debut novel "Mr Right & Mr Wrong". "Usher Syndrome" was his first published story, also adapted for the stage and performed at London's Barons Court Theatre in 2010. To connect with Grigory, please visit his blog: http://www.ryzhakov.co.uk You can also find him on Twitter/Facebook - @GrigoryRyzhakov His songs are available on SoundCloud - http://soundcloud.com/grishamcarrow

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      Usher Syndrome - Grigory Ryzhakov

      Usher Syndrome

      Grigory Ryzhakov

      Published by Grigory Ryzhakov at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Grigory Ryzhakov

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      Usher Syndrome

      Sometimes I think it wasn’t love at all. Maybe it was my way of shaking and waking myself up emotionally, my way of proving that I can feel and have passion for people, my way of breaking out from the shell of my inner world. Perhaps it was an attempt to re-evaluate my own existence on this planet. Maybe I just have a weird attitude. But then who doesn’t?

      At the time I met Ben, I had been living in Slown for a couple of months. I had established a regular route between the Institute and the apartment that I shared with a guy from work.

      Slown, like no other western metropolis, enchanted me with the autumn beauty of its parks. And as if to match the abundance of red-leafed maples, the city was overflowing with ginger dwellers - people, squirrels, foxes, even orange carp and Mandarin ducks in the ponds. The red colour of passion heralded a storm in my northern soul.

      ***

      One evening I was coming home when I saw a pleasant young couple, who were smiling at me. The following day on my way back from work, I heard a voice exclaiming in Russian, Look, it’s that guy again. I looked round and saw the same couple I had noticed the day before. The girl giggled and they disappeared into a grocery shop.

      On the third day I met them again. This time it was getting late and I was feeling hungry, so I walked home fast, thinking about food. As I passed the grocery store, I felt as if someone was following me, so I stopped and turned around and saw this girl hand-in-hand with her companion, again staring at

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