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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Helen Coffey

The rise of the middle-class hoarder – and how to know if you’re one of them

The number of unread books in the UK would stretch a third of the way to the moon.”

This stat stops me in my tracks while browsing my inbox one morning. That sounds like an awful lot of books, doesn’t it? Although, when it’s broken down, maybe not. According to research conducted by the Ideal Home Show, UK adults have an average of 12.6 unread books in their homes.

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