The waves
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The only thing we will know about Will Penrith is that after a year of happiness, he will be unmarried, single and has been left heart broken by his lover. In this book we will see his flashbacks through the year and see what went wrong. The biggest question he asks himself is: Why didn't he chase after her?
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