No Time to Waste
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MatureComplete Sun, Nov 9, 201411m
Nora is stuck in a rut. She's in the same job, same apartment, and with the same dead-beat boyfriend that she was a long time ago. She knows that she needs a big change, but what could that be? After a visit to her gypsy grandmother's earthy store, she finds some long needed advice. Now she has to make the decision to work out her life in Manhattan or travel the world.
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