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    The Lost Years
    The Lost Years
    The Lost Years
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    The Lost Years

    By Alan Place

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    Two boys meet a ghost of a WW2 airman which leads to the discovery of a war time romance.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlan Place
    Release dateFeb 3, 2014
    ISBN9781498962322
    The Lost Years
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    Alan Place

    I have wanted to be a writer since I learned to read. My reading ability was always at the top of the class and this developed into the talent for storytelling.  In 2011 an injury to my left leg left me disabled and I finally got the opportunity to try to write. The first stories I had published were in a US available only anthology.  The Ghost of St. Mary's and The Rocking Lantern were not only the first published, but the first I wrote. Later that year, I had Old Church Ghosts published on line in the UK. The original version is only availlable in the Special Edition version.  I made my on line reputation for ghost stories, but I also write for the children's charity books by The Peacock Writers. In 2012, my book Chronicles of Mark Johnson won an award for excellence from the US on line magazine  indiePENdents.org. Both this book, and its sequel Wharfemere Finale had rave reviews from New York reviewer, Fran Lewis. In recent times, my US hit series Forgestriker has sold over 350 e-books in the seven books series, and earned me a reputation for writing sci-fi in the USA.

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      The Lost Years - Alan Place

      The Lost Years

      Alan Place

      Published by Alan Place, 2014.

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      THE LOST YEARS

      First edition. February 3, 2014.

      Copyright © 2014 Alan Place.

      ISBN: 978-1498962322

      Written by Alan Place.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

      THE LOST YEARS

      MORE GHOST STORIES FROM ALAN PLACE

      COMING SOON

      Sign up for Alan Place's Mailing List

      Further Reading: Wharfemere Finale

      Also By Alan Place

      HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

      Although my story is fictional, there have been many recorded instances of such happenings dating from the late 1950’s to the early 1980’s, mainly in the area around what is known in the UK as the Midlands. The reason for this is the area was one of the main conglomerates of USAAF airbases during World War 2.

      THE LOST YEARS

      Mark and James had been friends since school and they had

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