At the back of my mind I had a sense of us sitting about waiting for s…

Ian Mcewan
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At the back of my mind I had a sense of us sitting about waiting for some terrible event, and then I would remember that it had already happened. ✨ Ian McEwan (2010). The Cement Garden, p.59, Random House
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At the back of my mind I had a sense of us sitting about waiting for some terrible event, and then I would remember that it had already happened. ✨ Ian McEwan (2010). The Cement Garden, p.59, Random House

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