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Book Reviews
Dolly review: Susan Hill gives us a dolly for Christmas
by John Maguireby John MaguireSettle down for Christmas Eve as John Maguire follows the Victorian tradition of a creepy tale with this Dolly review… Light the …
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Book Reviews
Memoirs review: the charming depravity of Tennessee Williams
by John Maguireby John MaguireMemoirs, the autobiography of Thomas Lanier Williams – otherwise known as Tennessee – is almost written in his own blood, chronicling his …
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Breasts. Some of us have them. Do you have them? How often do you think about them? (You may answer this question …
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Book Reviews
Between Shades of Gray review: Ruta Sepetys’ tale of the Siberian gulag
by John Maguireby John MaguireI start this Between Shades of Gray review by noting that Ruta Sepetys’ book has the inquisitive strapline brandished on the front …
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A surge of creative electricity charged up the University of Liverpool last week. To conclude LGBT History Month for 2013, the academic institution …
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Monday 21 January was designated by someone as Orwell Day, in commemoration of the anniversary of the writer’s death. the ‘Classic’ editions …
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Writing about doomed literary loves isn’t really in keeping with the spirit of the day, as everyone loves a happy ever after, …
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There are books that you long to read, waiting for the publishing date and shelling out for the hardback edition, putting them …
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At this time of year, the anniversaries come often for Liverpool fans, the games we love to remember and the ones we …

