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[ October 5, 2026 ] Night of a Thousand Hells Intan Paramaditha Review Adult Fiction
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Lesley Blanch A Bohemian Life, Waterstones London News Archive

December 26, 2016 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Lesley Blanch’s memoirs, On The Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life, published posthumously by Virago, will now be available in paperback. Join Lennie Goodings, Anne Sebba and others for an evening celebrating Trailblazing Women […]

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Sex in the City Nineteenth-century Paris & London Explorations

April 10, 2016 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Sex in the City for women of the demi-monde living in nineteenth-century Paris and London involved living a racy, scandalous and at times, dangerous, lifestyle. Nana and Prostitution In his planning notes for Nana, the […]

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Her Brilliant Career the 1950s Woman Rachel Cooke Review

January 25, 2016 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

The stereotypical view of the 1950s woman is reflected in vintage postcards on sale at stalls in Portobello Market, featuring colourful ads for hoovers, OMO, ‘Empire’ baby pants, or Kenwood chef food processors alongside an […]

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Bridport Literary Festival 2015 News Archive

November 14, 2015 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Bridport Literary Festival was first held in 2005, having grown out of the internationally renowned Bridport Prize, founded in 1973, to raise funds for the fledgling Bridport Arts Centre. While the bigger book festivals like […]

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On the Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life News Archive

September 2, 2015 Guest Contributor Comments Off

On the Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life, a collection of autobiographical writings by the travel writer Lesley Blanch, opens The Authors’ Club autumn season of events with Georgia de Chamberet discussing the life […]

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Ways With Words Book Festival News Archive

July 15, 2015 Guest Contributor Comments Off

Ways With Words Book Festival in Devon has been held annually for about two decades. It is extremely well run by friendly staff and the surroundings are idyllic. I stayed in a comfortable double room […]

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International Womens Day News Archive

February 21, 2015 Guest Contributor Comments Off

As the highlight of this special event being held at Waterstones in Broad Street, Oxford, for International Womens Day, Elisa Segrave examines stories from her mother’s hitherto hidden wartime experiences at Bletchley Park, Bomber Command […]