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"description": "Twenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in the house of writer Deborah (Debby) Moggach in Camden for 'a year-long sabbatical'. It\u2019s a break from married life back in Cornwall, or even perhaps a fresh start altogether.\n\nDebby does not have many demands \u2013 only to water the garden, watch for toads, and defrost the odd pie \u2013 so Nina is free to explore the city she once called home. Between scrutinising her son\u2019s online dating developments, navigating the politics of the local pool, and taking detergent advice at the laundrette, Went to London, Took the Dog: The Diary of a 60 Year-Old Runaway reunites us with the inimitable voice of Love, Nina, as the writer becomes, as she puts it, 'a proper adult' at last.",
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