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Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
The retail guru discusses her recently released memoir, Shop Girl
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    Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
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  6. Anne Enright: It's nice to come home to a country I recognise
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    Anne Enright: It's nice to come home to a country I recognise
  7. Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
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    Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
  8. How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
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    How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
  9. Tom Holland: De-radicalising Muhammad
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    Tom Holland: De-radicalising Muhammad
  10. Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
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    Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
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    Neil Gaiman: Why illustrators need to be good readers
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