The Gene Thief
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As he broke the surface of the water he breathed normally again. Treading the water, he tried to understand what had happened if it was not the fact he was in the water fully clothed he might have thought that it all had been a dream. Then as he swam to the dingy, he realized that this was not normal that this was strange. Should he tell anyone? He had enough to worry about without people thinking that he was a freak.From the hilltop the man watched the going on below although it was dark he could see the boy in the boat and watched him plunge into the water that was twenty minutes ago he didn’t alert any one because he knew who the boy was. He waited till he surfaced., pulled the collar of his long black leather jacket straightened his hat then walked into the night knowing he had found the boy at last.
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After the mysterious disappearance of James's parents, his life is turned upside down, normality has no place in the family home anymore and the behaviour of his brother becomes increasingly dangerous. James turns to anything to get away from his turmoiled life and spends most of his time in the local countryside only returning to the family home and his schoolwork when he has no other option. When it seems things can get no worse for James, an accident reveals a whole new world for him.After the discovery of his fathers remians the fears for the safety of James's mother are compounded and hopes of a safe return are diminshing by the day. James feels he has no one to turn to, his sisters are too young and his older brother is not the brother he once knew. Events lead to James being hospitalised and in turn the family doctor and a friend of the family comes to stay at the family home to help. James thinks that he has a friend that would listen to his problems but will he pluck up the courage to tell him. In a twist of events James's mother is found barely alive and James is not alone with his new found abilities. Friends and family become increasingly intertwined in the course of events and things become even harder for James. James hopes for his dreams of a return to some sort of normality, although he knows deep down nothing will ever be the same again, but with the events of the last while culminating, he knows that things are about to change but for better or worse..........
About the Author
I live with my two dogs coco and poppy. I live in Fife Scotland. I left school with no qualifications and have worked full time ever since. At present I work full time as a sewing machinest in a factory in Leven. I started to write poetry and a few childrens stories around 2 years ago and have pondered throughout this time whether to write a novel or continue with my original work. Around 6 months ago, with little experience and a busy schedule I began writing at nights and on breaks at work, occasionally I would have the rare luxury of a day off and in that time is when the book was most worked on.. I was inspired to write The Gene Thief when I saw a glove at the side of the road, I began to envisage the story that preceeded the current location of the glove, as i thought about this I suddenly realised that infact I did have the ability to write, and create and the gene thief has allowed me to exploit this and complete my endevour to write my first novel.