8,204 words (≈ 33 minutes)
Vivian is a short story by Tom North, author of 'Puttypaw' Henry has a promise to keep, both to his wife, Diana, and to their first car, Vivian. Vivian has been sitting, broken, in the garage for most of their marriage. But now Diana is ill and things have changed, and Henry has begun the task of repairing their car - just as he promised, many years ago.
Language: English
Written in: 2011
Published: 2011-07-04
Word count: 8,204 words (≈ 33 minutes)
License: Public Domain
Tags: promises, illness, car, bereavement, death, marriage, love
Tom North lives in Oxford where he enjoys the refreshing and perpetual rain. He is in his mid-thirties. This, he has discovered, means that small white hairs grow out of his earlobes when he’s not looking. He spends a lot of time climbing rocks. He is the world’s worst snowboarder. Fact.
'Puttypaw', Tom's first novel, is nothing short of mesmerising. You really should read it! You can check out the large free sample on Smashwords (see links) and see for yourself.
Tom's second novel is in the pipeline and will emerge, blinking, sometime in 2012.
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