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Less luxurious than advertised, the marigold hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways. Starring judi dench, bill nighy, maggie smith and tom wilkinson. Director john maddens feelgood the best exotic marigold hotel, about a group of english retirees living in the faded glory of an old hotel in india, unites the acting talents of maggie smith, tom wilkinson, judi dench and bill nighy. The best exotic marigold hotel by deborah moggach, paperback.
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