There are few pleasures greater than opening a brand new book. Running your fingers over a creaseless cover in its fresh, stain-free colours gives a thrill of anticipation for what you'll discover on the pristine pages inside. It might be a classic or a bestseller, but when you open that copy, you feel like an explorer discovering a new country, as if you are the first person ever to read what's written in it. The smell of new ink and paper is as attractive to a book-lover as lavender is to a...


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