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What if I like watching television? What if I don't want to do much else other than read a book?... What if I'm tired when I get home? What if I don't fill my days with frenetic activity? But one day you might wish you had.

Jojo Moyes

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Jojo Moyes
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 4
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