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    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't wait to read this book. I had read an excerpt in the Guardian (chapter 3 I think) about a relationship she had had with an older man when she was just 16. I wanted to know more. I ordered the book online and was immediately disappointed - it was too slim. It was done in one sitting and, f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77056907">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The core section, entitled An Education, and the concluding part (Disaster) offer real insight into emotional coming of age and dealing with illness respectively. The section between on journalism is rather off-putting in its boastfulness. Worth a read, and it's an an easy read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've only ever come across Lynn Barber telling other people's stories, so it was interesting to read hers. And quite fascinating it is too. Makes me want to go and re-read some of her interviews now.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In anticipation of the film. <br/><br/>Don't usually read memoirs unless they're of people I'vwe heard of, but this is novel-like apparently.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny, touching, genuinely educational about love. Would've been recommended reading for 16 year old me if I'd've listened.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It took me a long time to locate a copy of Lynn Barber's memoir. Only the screenplay for &quot;An Education&quot; (based on one chapter of her book---and written by one of my favorite authors, Nick Hornby) was available in the US. When my book finally arrived, I got caught up in Lynn's fascinating s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71192513">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The basis for the recent film.]]></body>
    
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