Tales of Accidental Genius (17 page)
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Authors: Simon Van Booy
F
ICTION
The Secret Lives of People in Love
Everything Beautiful Began After
Father's Day
(forthcoming)
N
ONFICTION
Why We Fight
Why Our Decisions Don't Matter
P
LAYS
Hindsight
The Coming and Going of Strangers
Everything is a Beautiful Trick
French Artist Killed in Sunday's Earthquake
Love Begins in Winter and Other Stories
The Reappearance of Strawberries
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TALES OF ACCIDENTAL GENIUS
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Rolls-Royce illustrated by Michael Gellatly.
Illustration on page 182 by musri/iStock by Getty Images.
FIRST EDITION
ISBN 978-0-06-240897-6 (pbk.)
EPub Edition November 2015 ISBN 9780062408983
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Thank you for keeping me company on those long nights.
I want you to have this sewing kit.
By now you will know its power.