Piccadilly Line
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Last published Tue, Feb 22, 2011
No one notices. No one understands.
Everything seems normal.
But Jamie is convinced of the certainty that his life has taken a manic turn in unexpected ways.
He hasn't gone insane....has he??
Jamie has accepted whatever life has in store for him. After being abandoned by his mum and witnessing the death of his father, he decides to make a life for himself. Now studying Medicine at a prestigious University in Greater London, Jamie starts to see things picking up for him.
But a tragic accident plunges Jamie into a parallel universe where he finds himself thrown into a whirlwind of emotions and unravelling secrets that makes him realise that maybe life isn't to be taken at face-value. Jamie's journey of self-discovery and love proves to be much more difficult that he can handle. Fighting against the insanity of his situation, Jamie struggles to hold on. Just how far can he go without breaking?
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