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Through this newfriendship, he is introduced to the drawing rooms of high society, and findslove in an unexpected quarter. She was born on july 6, 1985, in cheltenham, gloucestershire, in the united kingdom. James norbury, a shy wouldbe poet newly downfrom oxford, finds lodging with a charming young aristocrat. Owen pictured below completed a bachelors degree at st. Named one of the top 10 literary fiction books of the season by publishers weekly.
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