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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
  £20.00

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  The last seven years of Lowell's life, including 'The Dolphin' sonnets controversy, his break up and reconciliation with EH, seen through their letters to each other, Elizabeth Bishop, Caro... read more

  The Dolphin Letters, 1970-1979: Elizabeth Hardwick, Robert Lowell and Their Circle

  Robert Lowell

  Hardback
  £35.00

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  Most lives are untidy, and mine is no exception... She made herself a success in Fleet Street when journalism was still a very male domain, edited Elizabeth David and inspired the look - if ... read more

  Hold the Front Page!: The Wit and Wisdom of Anne Scott-James

  Clare Hastings

  Hardback
  £14.99

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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

  Paperback
  £14.99

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