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    Today's The Day
    Today's The Day
    Today's The Day
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    Today's The Day

    By Clare Tanner

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    Life can be cruel, but help can come from unexpected places, at the most surprising times. We learn the most from the things that go wrong in life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherClare Tanner
    Release dateNov 15, 2011
    ISBN9781465780560
    Today's The Day
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    Clare Tanner

    Clare Tanner lives in West Berkshire, UK, where she belongs to a local Writers' Group. They have published four anthologies of short stories. "The Tranquillity Project" is Clare's first novel and she is currently working on her second.

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      Today's The Day - Clare Tanner

      Today's the day

      Clare Tanner

      Published by Clare Tanner at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 Clare Tanner

      Smashwords Edition, Licence Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

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