This book is past the first flush of youth. It is a book th… - Peter Greenaway

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This book is past the first flush of youth. It is a book that is in puberty. It is hesitating, and from the vantage point of the mature reader, it is both a sad and amusing reminder of the part which is not always attractive enough to be revisited.

Peter Greenaway

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Peter Greenaway CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director.

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