OK, some more
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Miss Forcible insisted on reading [name]'s tea leaves.
"Well, looks like everything's mostly shipshape and Bristol fashion, lovey," said Miss Forcible.
"Sorry?" said [name].
"Everything is coming up roses," said Miss Forcible. "Well, almost everything. I'm not sure what that is." She pointed to a clump of tea leaves sticking to the side of the cup.
Miss Spink tutted and reached for the cup. "Honestly, Miriam. Give it over here. Let me see..."
She blinked through her thick spectacles. "Oh dear. No, I have no idea what that signifies. It looks almost like a hand."
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I thought someone would get this straight away. It's a 2002 novel which was made into a 2009 movie.
And if that doesn't help, here's one of the puffs from the back of the jacket.
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Originally Posted by Terry Pratchett
This book will send a shiver down your spine, out through your shoes and into a taxi to the airport. It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece. And you will never think about buttons in quite the same way again.
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