Short story about a teenager from a blue-collar area of Nottingham with bleak prospects who turns to long-distance running to escape both emotionally and physically from his situation. Copied to clipboard Attachments [Alan_Sillitoe]_The_Loneliness_of_the_Long_Distanc(Bookos.org).epub (150.63 KB) [Sillitoe_Alan]_The_Loneliness_of_the_Long_Distanc(Bookos.org).mobi (374.13 KB) fiction mobi epub Comments
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