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I love James Bond movies - fast-moving, fantasy, glitzy, bad guys, good guy always wins = never a dull moment! Goldeneye is the house in Jamaica that Ian Fleming built and where all the James Bond books were written. The book details the life of Ian Fleming, his friendships and the influence Jamaica had on his life and on his 007 books. There’s quite a bit of history thrown in as well as societal reflections of the day, particularly relating to class and race. It wasn’t as absorbing a read as I ...more
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