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  "A lesser life does not seem lesser to the person who leads one" ...Diane Johnson's sensitive, witty and and intelligent biography of Mary Ellen Peacock Meredith (1821-1861), the well-educat... read more

  True History of the First Mrs. Meredith and Other Lesser Lives

  Diane Johnson

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  The title is part of her 1947 New Year's Eve toast. Openly gay, Highsmith was famously beastly to lovers and friends. This new biography traces connections between her complex character and ... read more

  Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires: The Life of Patricia Highsmith

  Professor Richard Bradford

  Hardback
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  First of a beautifully published pair of LL's famous memoirs: in this we have his lyrical evocation of a childhood in rural England during the years after WW1. Lovely clothbound edition from... read more

  Cider with Rosie

  Laurie Lee

  Hardback
  £20.00

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  The magnificent Eland publisher considers his ilk through the stories and gossip of 15 generations of farmers, colonels, brewers, naval commanders and horse-lovers, as told to him by a great... read more

  A Book Full of Rogersons

  Barnaby Rogerson

  Paperback
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