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Standing alone on the page before the book begins are the words, i have been to another world, and come back. Jan 08, 2014 15 books set to become movies in 2014 check out some of the most anticipated book adaptations hitting the big screen this year. Now a major motion picture a bestseller that takes readers on a journey to new york of the. This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about god, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as if it were a dream. Read winters tale by mark helprin for free with a 30 day free trial. It seems like its one of those books that i am supposed to wax rhapsodic about because everybody else does, from the.
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