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Tales From A Harrogate Caravan

by Karl Swainston

An entertaining collection of stories stretching from the cavalier sixties to the modern day. Through a panorama of characters and action, the book shows how times and society change, and how the characters in the tales try to adapt to those changes.

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A gale breaks at three in the morning and leaves a silence heavy in the lungs. By dawn, something has drifted through the gap at Robin Hood's Bay — no lights, no hail, just a shape in the fog. A gothic novel of the North Sea coast, its photographers, its fishermen, and the dead who refuse to stay anchored.

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A failing gymnastics club, a controversial cosmetic surgery, and a hidden relationship. Denise built an empire on appearances. Mara wanted the truth. Neither of them realised what the truth would cost.

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