The actor beat five others including books by fellow actor Michael Pennington and the late West Side Story playwright Arthur Laurents.

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Britons and former bond traders Michael Pennington and Simon Crookall -- having moved abroad themselves in the past -- set it up as a way of connecting people who are planning to move, or who have just arrived in the city, and need help getting started with accommodation, employment and social opportunities.

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