
- Fiction
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- Authors:
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Robert Hugill
No going back
Owain returns to live in his home town, 20 years after leaving when he was disowned his parents for being gay. He needs to rebuild his life following illness and come to terms with his messy family history. There is much to learn and discover, along the way he meets Colin, a builder who has his own family issues. The two explore how to make a life the way that they want, irrespective of the weight of their family experiences.
The story takes place in Cheshire, UK. The main setting, Netherwich, is my invention based on elements of Crewe and Nantwich. The language uses some regional idiom.
The story switches between Owain’s first person narrative and chapters in the third person from Colin’s point of view.
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- 10/29/2023 (Updated: 04/03/2024)
- 41 Chapters
- 91,937 Words
- 126,841 Views
- 629 Comments
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Story Recommendations (21 members)
- Action Packed 3
- Addictive/Pacing 15
- Characters 21
- Chills 4
- Cliffhanger 7
- Compelling 18
- Feel-Good 17
- Humor 14
- Smoldering 6
- Tearjerker 2
- Unique 12
- World Building 10
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Table of Contents
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1.
No Going Back
- 6,441 Words
- 5,078 Views
- 22 Comments
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2.
Solicitor's Surprise
- 4,180 Words
- 3,572 Views
- 13 Comments
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3.
Colin 1
- 2,121 Words
- 3,621 Views
- 15 Comments
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4.
Settling In
- 3,237 Words
- 3,238 Views
- 20 Comments
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5.
Colin 2
- 892 Words
- 2,662 Views
- 13 Comments
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6.
Getting to know you
- 1,572 Words
- 2,412 Views
- 10 Comments
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Colin 3
- 525 Words
- 2,456 Views
- 16 Comments
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Getting to know you 2
- 2,019 Words
- 2,734 Views
- 18 Comments
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Colin 4
- 615 Words
- 2,331 Views
- 15 Comments
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10.
A sort of boyfriend
- 3,453 Words
- 2,605 Views
- 19 Comments
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11.
Dinner for two
- 2,193 Words
- 2,878 Views
- 16 Comments
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12.
Colin 5
- 1,441 Words
- 2,320 Views
- 15 Comments
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13.
Family Life: homophobia rules
- 2,370 Words
- 2,362 Views
- 18 Comments
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14.
Family Life: Church reconciliation
- 1,767 Words
- 2,359 Views
- 18 Comments
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15.
Colin 6
- 814 Words
- 2,157 Views
- 11 Comments
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Family Life: pub lunch
- 1,246 Words
- 2,378 Views
- 15 Comments
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17.
New way of living
- 4,410 Words
- 2,747 Views
- 25 Comments
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18.
London Bound
- 1,413 Words
- 2,134 Views
- 16 Comments
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Colin 7
- 2,185 Words
- 2,274 Views
- 14 Comments
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20.
London fun
- 2,874 Words
- 2,242 Views
- 13 Comments
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21.
Not according to plan
- 2,458 Words
- 2,540 Views
- 19 Comments
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Colin 8
- 1,372 Words
- 2,487 Views
- 14 Comments
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23.
New House
- 3,082 Words
- 2,205 Views
- 13 Comments
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24.
Concert
- 2,347 Words
- 2,085 Views
- 13 Comments
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25.
Colin 9
- 812 Words
- 1,931 Views
- 15 Comments
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26.
Oslo bound
- 2,333 Words
- 2,033 Views
- 11 Comments
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27.
Vikings ships & nude beach
- 2,728 Words
- 1,850 Views
- 14 Comments
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Family Matters
- 2,128 Words
- 3,024 Views
- 23 Comments
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Colin 10
- 1,910 Words
- 2,119 Views
- 11 Comments
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State Visit
- 2,476 Words
- 2,060 Views
- 13 Comments
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The Glennister History
- 1,735 Words
- 2,458 Views
- 18 Comments
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Colin 11: Visiting Mum
- 1,352 Words
- 1,804 Views
- 10 Comments
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Holiday
- 2,319 Words
- 2,214 Views
- 14 Comments
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Colin 12: Holiday
- 2,853 Words
- 1,934 Views
- 14 Comments
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Family matters 3
- 1,479 Words
- 1,943 Views
- 14 Comments
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Joe comes to stay
- 1,776 Words
- 2,093 Views
- 15 Comments
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Colin 13: Pictures & Gardens
- 3,191 Words
- 1,752 Views
- 9 Comments
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38.
Projects
- 2,934 Words
- 1,927 Views
- 16 Comments
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Colin 14: Being Theatrical
- 2,596 Words
- 1,914 Views
- 17 Comments
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Colin 15
- 2,978 Words
- 1,629 Views
- 9 Comments
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Epilogue: Normal Families?
- 1,310 Words
- 1,812 Views
- 20 Comments