Stranger Will

William Lowson has two months to start believing in the world again.

William works as a human remains removal specialist, removing stains left by the dead. Whether by a bloody crime scene or a quiet domestic death, William is reminded each day of the frailty of human life. As his fiancee, Julie, nears term with their first child William becomes increasingly desperate for a way to overcome his belief that to birth is to kill.

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But Mrs. Rose, an elementary school principal and messenger pigeon hobbyist, nurtures William's depressive outlook and claims to have a way to prove that William's hesitancy to accept fatherhood is not only natural but necessary.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 250 pages

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