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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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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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No Place to Call Home

22 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by marina72 in Books, Non-Fiction

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Dale Farm, For Books' Sake, Gypsies, Gypsy, Katharine Quarmby, No Place to Call Home, Travellers

No Place to Call Home by Katharine Quarmby

My review of Katharine Quarmby‘s brilliant No Place to Call Home: Gypsies, Travellers and the Road Beyond Dale Farm is posted at For Books’ Sake today.

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Happy Halloween!

31 Thursday Oct 2013

Posted by marina72 in Books, History, Witchcraft

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For Books' Sake, Witchcraft, Witches

Wishing you all a happy Halloween – and for the occasion, I’ve explored how women writers have transformed our ideas about witches over at For Books’ Sake.

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The Return of Donna Tartt

22 Tuesday Oct 2013

Posted by marina72 in Books, Fiction

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Photo by Beowulf Sheehan

All good bookworms not currently living under a rock will be aware that Donna Tartt‘s third novel, The Goldfinch, is published today – after an eleven-year hiatus, In celebration, I’ve updated my profile of Ms Tartt at For Books’ Sake. (I also run an unofficial Facebook page over here.)

Slavery Inc.

17 Thursday Oct 2013

Posted by marina72 in Books, Non-Fiction

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Feminism, For Books' Sake, Lydia Cacho, Prostitution, Slavery, Trafficking

My review of Slavery Inc: The Untold Story of International Sex Trafficking, by the remarkable Lydia Cacho, is published today at For Books’ Sake.

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