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London Review of Books Christmas Books

Think again, wimp

John Sutherland

  • Sugar and Spice: A Black Lace Short Story Collection edited by Kerri Sharp
  • Ménage by Emma Holly

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John Sutherland’s Life of Stephen Spender was published in May 2004. Formerly of University College London, he teaches at Caltech in Pasadena.

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