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The Biographer's Tale

by A.S. Byatt

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A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute

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It’s no good going on living in the ashes of a dead happiness.

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Adult Fiction, Art, Book Club, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Music, Mystery, Paranormal, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Travel

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