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― A Room with a View
― A Room with a View
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In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
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― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
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― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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This is a group for anyone who enjoys fiction and non-fiction books about European royalty and history in general. We have a wide variety of discussio ...more
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A group for all readers not just Jewish, but those who want to read a clean, history, humor, mystery, love, intrigue, and passion interesting, fun, c ...more
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