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  1. Public Bookmark 25

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    Thomas spent his youth playing with love and life as if they were game pieces--with every expectation that he might win.

    He is less sure now.

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    07 Nov 2025

  2. Rec 5

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    The servants' hall continues to empty as Downton Abbey approaches 1930. Thomas, resentful in spite of himself, has little enthusiasm put by for the film people coming to stay.

    But film star Guy Dexter brings along a rather mysterious person, whose job title no one can quite pin down. And both the evasive Mr. Ellis and the winning Mr. Dexter are keenly interested in bringing Thomas into a greater understanding of what life is like outside of Downton Abbey.

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    05 Nov 2025

  3. Rec 8

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    Thomas's first day in Los Angeles brings with it new and unfamiliar experiences.

    Even so, he comes to America having already learned a great deal about love and life - and what he wants from them both.

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    04 Nov 2025

  4. Rec 20

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    Guy Dexter leaves Hollywood for Yorkshire, hoping the change in scenery will keep his anxieties regarding his life and career at bay.

    Thomas Barrow worries over what the deterioration of his current relationship means—is he waiting for something that can’t really exist?

    As films and fortunes change before their eyes, they find a path forward together.

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    04 Nov 2025

  5. Rec 32

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    If Richard liked Mr. Barrow less, perhaps he could forget that Mr. Barrow had decided to go dancing rather than wait for him...

    But he likes Mr. Barrow very much, and so the questions find their way out--encouraged by a few of Mr. Barrow's own making.

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    03 Nov 2025