While We Were Watching Downton Abbey - excerpt
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Last published Tue, Jan 5, 2016
From the bestselling author of TEN BEACH ROAD and OCEAN BEACH, a charming novel of four friends-and a shared passion that could change their lives.
When the concierge of The Alexander, a historic Atlanta apartment building, invites his fellow residents to join him for weekly screenings of Downton Abbey, four very different people find themselves connecting with the addictive drama, and-even more unexpectedly-with each other...
Copyright © 2013 by Wendy Wax
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