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Graeme Simsion, The Rosie project (Review)

March 9, 2013September 12, 2015 / Whispering Gums / 23 Comments

While I go to films fairly regularly, I rarely think of adapting books to film when I am reading. However, I was only a few pages into Graeme Simsion's The Rosie project when it occurred to me that it was perfect film material. The feeling got stronger - and then around a third of the … Continue reading Graeme Simsion, The Rosie project (Review)

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