The Story of Joe Brown

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Rose Doyle. The Story of Joe Brown

THE STORY OF JOE BROWN

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

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ROSE DOYLE

Rose Doyle is a Dublin writer and journalist. She is the author of thirteen novels, two of them for younger children and one for teenagers. She has also written radio plays, short stories and more journalism than she cares to remember. When not writing, she enjoys the company of friends, goes to films, walks, talks and compulsively reads.

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He’d been spending too much time alone, losing touch with reality. This was a wake-up call and he’d better pay heed. He would not be so stupid again. As Joe Brown, he would pay his rent, keep his nose clean and put nonsense about cosy friendships with his lovely landlady out of his head.

Angie sat at the table eating a yoghurt. She made a half-hearted effort to be pleasant. But it was clear she didn’t like him moving into the house. As dark as her mother was fair, she was every bit as good looking, though in a different way. Where Julia was doll like and blue eyed, Angie was strong boned with large brown eyes. She lacked her mother’s lightness of touch too. She probably took after her father in temperament as well as appearance.

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