Red paperback Gatsby with blue bookmark
Description
I found a red paperback copy of The Great Gatsby, a Penguin edition with a creased spine and slightly yellowed pages. It has a blue ribbon bookmark sticking out and a coffee ring on the bottom corner of page 72—a real lived-in vibe. I found it this afternoon around 2:15pm near the tram stop by Broadmarsh Shopping Centre in Nottingham city centre, East Midlands. Inside the front cover there's a small handwritten note that reads 'Jess 22', plus a faded stamp from a local bookshop I can't quite place. It feels like a well-loved read and I’d love to help reunite it with its owner; if this sounds like yours, drop me a message and we can sort out the return.
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