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Archive for October, 2011

Discover the world of Paul Torday today

- October 26th, 2011

Paul Torday’s latest novel, More Than You Can Say, is now out in paperback and to celebrate we are sharing with you a short trailer we put together for publication …

 

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Six Weeks author John Lewis-Stempel on Downton Abbey

- October 25th, 2011

I should declare an interest. Dan Stevens – Matthew Crawley in Downton Abbey – has been kind enough to say that my book about junior officers on the Western Front, Six Weeks, was, ahem, the ‘best resource ever’ in preparing for his character’s participation in the Great War. But Julian Fellowes – a famous stickler for historical accuracy – was never going to allow a character to go far wrong …

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The Absolutely Fabulous Joanna Lumley

- October 20th, 2011

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Joanna Lumley is one of the most popular personalities in Britain, praised for her comedic talent in shows such as Absolutely Fabulous and widely admired activism on the part of the Gurkhas and Tibet. Here the absolutely fabulous actress talks about opening her private albums for her illustrated memoir, Absolutely, which contains never before seen photographs from Joanna’s private collection.

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