The Return of Dorian Gray
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Last published Mon, Jul 28, 2014
It's 1983 and Evelyn moves into Dorian Gray's house unaware of the disturbing past that clings to it. When she discovers the portrait in the attic, she treats it like a friend and talks to it as if it were alive. But one day the portrait really does come alive and Evelyn is left with a disorientated young man who believes his soul has been given a second chance.
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