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“Few would have seen Solomon and realised they were looking at one of wartime London’s top gangsters. With his receding hairline, thick-lenses spectacles, sober tie and dark two-piece suit, he resembled a local bank manager, accountant or shop owner.”
― Death of an Officer
― Death of an Officer
“She had felt as if her heart were hiding down there, somewhere, with the quail and the plover and all the little wild things that crooned or buzzed in the sun. Under the long shaggy ridges, she felt the future stirring.”
― O Pioneers!
― O Pioneers!
“Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?”
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Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?”
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“Harry would have laughed if he hadn't been sitting in No.lO Downing Street opposite one of the busiest men in the country.”
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“There is a Possibility of freedom from suffering. By removing the causes of suffering, it is possible to attain a state of Liberation, a state free from suffering. According to Buddhist thought, the root causes of suffering are ignorance, craving, and hatred. These are called the ‘three poisons of the mind.’These”
― The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living
― The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living
Franchesca’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Franchesca’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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4 friends
264 books
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162 books
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334 books
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114 books
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145 books
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29 books
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285 books
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5 friends
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