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    When I Was Not Myself
    When I Was Not Myself
    When I Was Not Myself
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    When I Was Not Myself

    By Christine Jayne Vann

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    A short tale about identity, memory and expectation. When I was Not Myself is our first visit to the concept of Metanoia, an engineered memory loss used in therapy. When I was Not Myself is a science fiction tale offered for free exploring the concept of identity, memory and preconceptions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristine Jayne Vann
    Release dateJun 14, 2015
    ISBN9781310015847
    When I Was Not Myself
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    Christine Jayne Vann

    Christine Jayne Vann was born in the Outer Hebrides and is a multi-genre author.Christine works as a web developer, and lives in Oxfordshire with her family, hedgehog and various squirrels. She runs the exotic pet resource website Crittery, and also enjoys geocaching.

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