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Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still.

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Zadie Smith
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 27
Essayist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Zadie Adeline Smith
Books
Tediously
Reading
Posh
Place
Cambridge
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Miss
Still
Fantasy
Book
Missing
People
Joy
Loved

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