The Ant Colony

The Ant Colony
Jenny Valentine

An irresistible novel from Guardian-award-winning novelist, Jenny Valentine.Number 33 Georgiana Street houses many people and yet seems home to none. To runaway Sam it is a place to disappear. To Bohemia, it's just another blip between crises, as her mum ricochets off the latest boyfriend. Old Isobel acts like she owns the place, even though it actually belongs to Steve in the basement, who is always looking to squeeze in yet another tenant. Life there is a kind of ordered chaos. Like ants, they scurry about their business, crossing paths, following their own tracks, no questions asked.But it doesn't take much to upset the balance. Dig deep enough and you'll find that everyone has something to hide…

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Version: 2015-04-01

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Contents

Cover Page (#u2d07413f-25f4-596c-95c8-607daeadd04c)

Title Page (#u325b7a17-e96c-5bed-96c1-e2e5c6b3b23e)

Copyright (#ufea1eb2a-f6a0-58e9-9906-10cc7953f328)

Dedication (#u0a9ce355-4842-5b21-9f3a-7a4fa30d2c4a)

One (Sam) (#u0eb578f3-3290-537b-9e01-73b1ee93c28f)

Two (Bohemia) (#ua53e87ef-ba93-5f51-88c9-578bd2fa9b08)

Three (Sam) (#u87737509-9288-5c62-b7de-6bcad658f259)

Four (Bohemia) (#uee9d887a-6a28-58b7-953e-85cfd510a33a)

Five (Sam) (#ue82ea7ef-6e74-565a-91eb-67f304bc0348)

The Story of My Life Part One by B Hoban (#litres_trial_promo)

Six (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

Seven (Bohemia) (#litres_trial_promo)

The Story of My Life Part Two by B Hoban (#litres_trial_promo)

Eight (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

Nine (Bohemia) (#litres_trial_promo)

The Story of My Life Part Three by B Hoban (#litres_trial_promo)

Ten (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

The Story of My Life Part Four by B Hoban (#litres_trial_promo)

Eleven (Bohemia) (#litres_trial_promo)

Twelve (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

Thirteen (Bohemia) (#litres_trial_promo)

Fourteen (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

Fifteen (Bohemia) (#litres_trial_promo)

Sixteen (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

Seventeen (Bohemia) (#litres_trial_promo)

Eighteen (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

Nineteen (Bohemia) (#litres_trial_promo)

Twenty (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

Twenty-one (Bohemia) (#litres_trial_promo)

Twenty-two (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

Twenty-three (Sam) (#litres_trial_promo)

The Story of My Life Part Five by B Hoban (#litres_trial_promo)

Twenty-four (Bohemia) (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)