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Bookish Birthdays: Anne Brontë

17 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry

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Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë, For Books' Sake, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Victorian

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Born on this day in 1820, Anne Brontë – author of Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – has sometimes been overshadowed by her sisters, but was a great novelist, poet and social critic in her own right. You can read my tribute to her at For Books’ Sake.

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Sixty Years Ago: Marilyn Marries Joe DiMaggio

14 Tuesday Jan 2014

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, History, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl

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Anniversary, Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, San Francisco, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl, Wedding

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After a two-year romance, Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio in San Francisco on January 14, 1954. Sadly, they would part just nine months later in a blaze of recrimination and heartbreak. However, the couple remained friendly until Marilyn’s death. Joe was devastated by her passing, and sent roses to her grave each week for twenty years. He never remarried, and is the only one of Monroe’s three husbands never to discuss their relationship with the press.

This extract from my novel, The Mmm Girl (2007), revisits the day of their wedding, exactly sixty years later.  Continue reading →

Lana Del Rey: Paradise

23 Monday Dec 2013

Posted by marina72 in Advertising, Fashion and Beauty, Film, Lana Del Rey, Music

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#WPLongform, Blue Velvet, Chelsea Hotel, Deluxe Edition, EP, Lana Del Rey, Paradise, Ride, Summer Wine, The Great Gatsby, Young and Beautiful

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Lana Del Rey’s Paradise EP was released in November 2012, on CD in Australia and Germany; as CD or digital download in the US; and on vinyl worldwide. For most music buyers, though, it’s simply the second disc in ‘The Paradise Edition’; a reissue of Born to Die, first released in January 2012. Continue reading →

Best Books of 2013

12 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by marina72 in Art and Photography, Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction

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A Year in Books, Americana, Bonnie Jo Campbell, C. Joseph Greaves, Cecelia Holland, Donna Tartt, Louise Erdrich, Lucy Caldwell, Madonna, Marjorie Celona, Pauline Boty, Richard Corman, Sarah Churchwell, The Goldfinch, The Round House

The time has come for bloggers like myself to make their ‘Best Of’ lists, and mine has more than a hint of Americana this year. But who knows what 2014 may bring?

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Life After Mandela

06 Friday Dec 2013

Posted by marina72 in History, Politics

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Nelson Mandela at 43, in June 1962. Photographed  by Michael Peto

Nelson Mandela at 43, in June 1962. Photographed by Michael Peto

My tribute to Nelson Mandela, whose death was announced yesterday.  Continue reading →

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