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Monday Musing: 20/05/13

May 20, 2013January 5, 2019 ~ The Book Habit

With The Great Gatsby taking a bit of a hammering in the film reviews, I thought this might be the perfect opportunity to affirm my love for F. Scott Fitzgerald. Enter one of my favourite passages from literature…

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