Barley Wine and Apricots
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Last published Fri, Jan 9, 2026
Dance. College. Places to be found. People to be seen. All in the matter of 3 months Raelynn Clare's whole life is about to change when she receives a letter in the mail from Oxford University to study History and Space Science. She's just a girl from the middle of Boston with a dream to one day be dancing on center stage in front of millions of people.
Silas Grant is a part of one of the most famous bands in England. Unfortunately for Silas the band hasn't been able to write songs for the past 3 months and their record label has been down their throats. Now Silas has to go out into the streets of Oxford, England and find inspiration for new songs and hopefully get 18 new records out before the end of the year.
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