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    Kora
    Kora
    Kora
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    Kora

    By Lucy Limerick

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    There's reality and there's Kora.

    Jackson's life is on a downward spiral since the shocking death of his girlfriend Kora. From beyond the grave, Kora's grip on Jackson is firm - and has Jackson questioning what is real and what isn't. With his sanity slipping beyond reach, Jackson finds an unlikely ally in Jen, a divorced alcoholic. Can Jackson and Jen send Kora back where she belongs before it's too late?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLucy Limerick
    Release dateNov 23, 2016
    ISBN9780473381530
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      Kora - Lucy Limerick

      KORA

      Lucy Limerick

      The characters, places and events in this story are entirely a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.

      Copyright 2016 © Lucy Limerick

      https://lucylimerickblog.wordpress.com/

      ––––––––

      Published by Lucy Limerick

      Cover Designer: Angela Fristoe

      http://www.coveredcreatively.com/

      Editors: Michelle Cumber

      and Gillian Wintrup

      All rights reserved. This book, or any part of, may not be copied, used or reproduced in any manner without the consent of the author, except for brief quotations used for review purposes.

      Kindle Edition ISBN 978-0-473-38153-0

      First edition November 2016

      CONTENTS

      CHAPTER ONE

      CHAPTER TWO

      CHAPTER THREE

      CHAPTER FOUR

      CHAPTER FIVE

      CHAPTER SIX

      CHAPTER ONE

      ––––––––

      He stood at the gate and watched as the Black family huddled around a six-foot hole in the ground. Next to the hole sat a shiny white coffin–the only semblance of color amid the otherwise bleak ensemble. He took a sip from his bottle of Jack and let it burn its way down his throat. And remembered.

      (Aged ten)

      "White

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