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The Saturday Morning Park Run
Jules Wake
One More Chapter
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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Source ISBN: 9780008323653
Ebook Edition © August 2020 ISBN: 9780008323646
Version: 2020-07-30
Contents
This book is dedicated to my Great Aunt Hilda who at 105 is an inspiration to us all
Chapter One
I picked up my pace, clutching my travel mug of coffee – there was no way I could start the day without a hit of caffeine – my heels click clicking like runaway castanets as I joined the midweek tide of people pouring along the path with ant-like efficiency, all headed towards Churchstone station and the daily commute to Leeds.
I listened to the sharp, staccato beat of my shoes. To