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Stories of a Western Town

by Octave Thanet

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics6 chapters
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CEFR level
C1
Length
6 chapters
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The complete book

About this book

About this book

In a quiet Western town dusted with silver frost, a desperate woman races against time to save her husband from his recurring shadows of despair and attempts on his own life, revealing the fragile struggles beneath everyday life.

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Contents

6 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02THE FACE OF FAILURE
03TOMMY AND THOMAS
04MOTHER EMERITUS
05AN ASSISTED PROVIDENCE
06HARRY LOSSING

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