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Shades of Black

The Life and Death of George Weeks

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Shades of Black

By: Debbie Manber Kupfer
Narrated by: Paul Winter
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In 1952, London experienced the Great Smog. Around 4,000 people died and 100,000 became sick. It was this event that led Parliament to pass the Clean Air Act of 1956, which paved the way to cleaner air and was an important milestone in the protection of the environment.

But what if the act was never passed? What if a young and unscrupulous politician and businessman had blocked its passing?

Meet George Weeks.

A cautionary tale of the world that might have been.

©2020 Debbie Manber Kupfer (P)2020 Debbie Manber Kupfer Fiction Science Fiction
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An atmospheric, bleak short story of an alternative present day where greed and self interest has caused catastrophe. Chillingly apt in 2020 if you substitute a pandemic. Well written and performed

An atmospheric bleak short story

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What if one man prevented the clean air act from passing into law to further his own ends. This short story tells the tale of that man and the horrific consequences

Entertaining Short Story

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This short story was not what I was expecting when I requested a copy of this audiobook from StoryOrigin. The narration was good, and the premise of the story really interested me, but it was all over the place. The narrative continually flipped between the past and the present, and it was hard to follow at times. This could have been a brilliant book if the plot and characters had been fleshed out.
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Interesting premise, but needs fleshing out

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A very strange short story that wasn't really a story. Things happened and were said, but seemingly without reason.
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Quite bizarre

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a good but short story, I'd like to see it included with other short stories xxxx

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