After the End
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  • Reads 107
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  • Parts 8
  • Time 1h 42m
Complete, First published Feb 27, 2022
Tessa is a miracle.  

As the first ever human to be cured from the zombie plague everyone wants a piece of her, and they're not even zombies. With no loved ones or family left, she battles with severe trust issues and intense guilt, trying to connect with other human beings. What she really needs is a friend but with half the world clawing after her every word and the rest shying away in fear it's hard to just find someone that can bring her the normality she needs.  

Life is relative.

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Now on the ONC2022 Longlist!

This is my entry for the Open Novella Competition 2022 using prompt 30:
"Years after the disease nearly destroyed the entire civilisation, there's a cure, and you are a recovering zombie."

WARNING - This book has gore and violence.  

Cover image is manipulated by Jade Kirk  from "people-girl-woman-face-portrait-2013447" by tsukiko-kiyomidzu on pixabay.com.  

Chapter image is manipulated by Jade Kirk from "human-people-young-woman-woman-2196323" by tsukiko-kiyomidzu on pixabay.com.

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#48 youngadultfiction
#76 opennovellacontest2022
#193 endoftheworld
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