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Mary - 1936 - Chapter 2

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Apr 07, 2024
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The joy of historical fiction, and why authors turn to this genre, could best be described by Hilary Mantel in a brilliant piece for The Guardian.

I became a novelist to test the virtue in words that my great-grandmother would recognise, from that journey she made, Ireland to England, from one damp green …

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