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L. Sydney Abel

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in Kingston upon Hull, The United Kingdom

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Psychological, Paranormal, Fantasy

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L. Sydney Abel is the pen name of Lawrence Abel. He was born and raised in Kingston upon Hull, England. He is married and has two grown-up children. His YA paranormal fantasy 'Timothy Other: The boy who climbed Marzipan Mountain' has also been recommended by adults http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BJ3Q8DO
Lawrence has recently ventured into the world of adult fiction, where experiences of the supernatural kind stimulate his imagination. His latest psychological horror novel is '12:07 The Sleeping', based on personal experience of Sleep Paralysis. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0117KWI9M
Lawrence has written and illustrated a series of children's books, published in 2016 by Speaking Volumes.
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	12:07 The Sleeping really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Some journeys are short, others are long. We have no say in the amount of time we have on our journey. All journeys are different, just like those who go on journeys.”
― L. Sydney Abel

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“To dream is one thing, yet to live your dream, is another.”
― L. Sydney Abel, Timothy Other: The Boy Who Climbed Marzipan Mountain

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“Things happen for the most unusual reasons.”
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel--it is, before all, to make you see.”
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