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Download or read book Sixpence House written by Paul Collins and published by . This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this national bestseller, bibliophile Collins relates how he and his family uprooted themselves from San Francisco and settled in the small Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye, the Town of Books that boasts a population of 1,500 and 40 antique bookstores.

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