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London Review of Books Christmas Books

Swaying at the Stove

Rosemary Hill

  • Elizabeth David: A Biography by Lisa Chaney
  • Waiting at the Kitchen Table. Elizabeth David: The Authorised Biography by Artemis Cooper

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Rosemary Hill’s book about Pugin, God’s Architect, is out in paperback this summer.

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