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The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2011, and was written by coco simon. Love is a mix tape uses 22 mix tapes to tell the story of the courtship and. Life, loss, and what i listened to kindle edition by sheffield, rob. Sheffield writes beautifully about music, hes hilarious, and his story is alternatingly joyous and heartbreaking. I devoured this book in one weekend and enjoyed every single page, heartily.
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