Emily presents

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  • Published 20211027
  • ISBN: 978-1-922212-65-8
  • Extent: 264pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

MEG IS ALLOWED onto the tarmac to watch the unloading. It is a vast, empty space at this time of night, except for the cargo plane parked a short distance from the terminal and the scuttle of small vehicles around its base. A spotlight has been directed at the belly of the plane but fifteen minutes have ticked by and the hatch has still not opened.

‘Do they normally take this long?’ she asks. 

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Alison Gibbs

Alison Gibbs runs her own writing consultancy producing copy for United Nations agencies and the not-for-profit sector. Her short stories have been published and...

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