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The Scottish Play

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‘Who is this Lord Howard? Someone from Thatcher’s time,’ said my friend Mario. ‘Declare war on Spain? What nonsense.’ Beside him a Daily Mail (Spanish edition) headline screamed about an Armada being sent to defend Gibraltar (Jebel-al-Tariq). Mario lived for … Continue reading

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Snippets & Books

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We’re posting interesting facts about our authors on Instagram this year, and some of their new books, which haven’t even been published yet. So far we have let the world know about Anne-Marie Neary’s new novel, to be published in … Continue reading

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Semana Santa in Jerez

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It was grey in London and, while I regretted leaving the newly sprung spring – the white blossom, the intense, new-minted green on the hedges – I was looking forward to warmth, sun and the scent of orange blossom. Here in … Continue reading

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Site specific

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In a break from preparations for the Clapham Book Festival 2017 I hot-footed it over to Crystal Palace Park, where the Overground Festival will take place in June this year. I had never even been to this Park before and … Continue reading

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The Life and Death of Miss Dupont…

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…is the title of a charming show by academician Anthony Green at the RA until 30th April. In the Tennant Gallery on the first floor, it takes up but a single room. Miss Dupont was Madeleine Dupont (1910-2005), Green’s mother … Continue reading