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On a train to Cardiff, Colin’s Monday takes a sharp detour into the absurd when he slips into a parallel timeline.

Trapped in a divine bureaucracy of paperwork and confusion, he becomes an unwitting guinea pig in a bold new experiment to appraise sin in real time, rather than wait for Judgement Day.

Seven days. Seven sins. Everyone knows how it works.

But here there are eight of each—leaving Colin caught in a day that doesn’t really exist and battling a sin no one remembers.

What do you do when the error is you?

The Eighth Day is a 10,000-word standalone story, as well as an introduction to the 7 Days series—where each day tests a character against one of the seven deadly sins. From sloth to envy, lust to pride, the week unfolds with humour, hope and surprises, as everyday people question their beliefs, rediscover forgotten virtues and realise one simple truth: like it or not, we’re all in this together.

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    About

    Born in Manchester, Lou grew up in Wales and now lives in the south of France with her favourite people and cat.

    Back in the 90s, a degree in French and German – coupled with some experience of working (but mostly dancing) through the summers in Munich – saw Lou unwittingly fall into a long and enjoyable career in economic development, inward investment, marketing and communications.

    For a large part of the week, she still writes for multinationals, on subjects ranging from medical devices to supply chain management. It’s fun, but a couple of years ago a question started to niggle her: what would it be like to write about some of the other – let’s say more quirky – stuff in her head? After a year-long novel writing course, the World Happiness Organisation was born and she hasn’t looked back!

    When she’s not writing, Lou loves nothing more than cycling, doing up old houses and – when the opportunity presents itself – hiking up smouldering Icelandic volcanoes.