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Viragos and Living Dolls
Whenever anyone asks me about my favourite book, I um and ahh and eventually mutter something about Pride and Prejudice. But the real true answer is that my favourite book is not one, but hundreds — all the dark-green-bound books that make up the body of women’s writing published by Virago Press. At least ten years [...]
Holding pattern….
I’m in Amsterdam this week, and no, I don’t want to get an I-phone and learn how to blog from anywhere in the world. On the off-chance that you’re missing me, I thought I’d post a picture of my distraction, the reason the book isn’t quite finished yet, the reason my headspace for plot has [...]
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
Thanks to the painters, I’ve been sorting through what seems like centuries of STUFF, throwing away ruthlessly and forcing various members of my family to do the same. My daughter has a trick guaranteed to drive me to despair, one she’s been using with great effectiveness for most of her twelve years. It involves choosing [...]
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