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Come back, yesterday

Name: Come back, yesterday
Author: Denise Robins
ISBN: 9780340220016

Published 1978223 pagesISBN 978-0-3402-2001-6

Half Russian, with all the deep seated passion of that people, Tamara Whitfield thinks herself very much in love with Paul Pryce. Paul with his attractive mocking smile, has captured her heart and for her, it has been no casual affair. But Paul, a struggling young composer, does not want to be pinned down, and he leaves Tam for another girl... Tam marries Quentin, a young stockbroker who is handsome and reliable. But try as she might, Tam cannot forget Paul. When a tragedy alters her whole life, she finds herself drawn once more to her old flame...

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Fiction · Romance

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Shadowed tone · Steady pace

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Come back, yesterdayDenise Robins

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Reading lengthA shorter read223 pages in this edition

Publication eraEarlier publicationFirst published or edition dated 1978

Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Romance

ISBN-13: 978-0-3402-2001-6
Language: English
Edition record: OL21308889M

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A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

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Three questions to carry with you

What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?

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