Deep Sleeper

residents stirred from their slumber

It was perfectly positioned as a freight stop for refuelling as the two-mile-long freight trains rolled across the country

scrambling for his shoes and grabbing a coat as he left the house

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This novel is written in British (UK) English. British English words, spelling (favourite, colour, etc.) and grammar are used throughout.
Cover design by Jeanine Henning.

He’d seen the movie a number of times, but even at a quarter past midnight he didn’t yet want to retire to bed, given his recent struggles with insomnia.

given his recent struggles with insomnia.