Literature
by Jane Rogers
“Dangerous, difficult, brilliant, honest; one of the towering writers of our times,” writes Jane Rogers in today’s post about Doris Lessing.
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“From afar, she shimmers. Her sari is pillar-box red…” Sim Bajwa writes of women perceived as dangerous for defying social and cultural expectations.
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Creating Art from a Dangerous Place
Unica Zürn was a German artist and author. In this post, Hilaire describes her work, her life, and her death – and what still makes her a dangerous woman.
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Jasmina Bolfek-Radovani is half-Algerian. She writes about unveiling, in a physical sense and through writing in French – an unveiling of the language.
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Marjorie Fleming and her contemporaries were widely censored to preserve an image of childish innocence. Lois Burke explores the original manuscripts.
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Nan Shepherd and Jane Austen compare notes in a Twitter chat
Both recently commemorated on currency, what would a Twitter DM session between Nan Shepherd and Jane Austen have looked like?
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On Amy Winehouse, Cheryl Strayed, and finding yourself
Niki Holzapfel writes about Amy Winehouse, Cheryl Strayed and the idea of finding oneself in the stories of others – and in one’s own.
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The shocking life of Harriette Wilson
Harriette Wilson: “who captivated, charmed & dazzled her way to the heart of fashionable society, only to shock, anger & terrify her way straight back out.”
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Agatha Christie as a Dangerous Woman
Alison Joseph is a crime writer and radio playwright, former Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, and author of the Sister Agnes series of detective novels. She has also written three novels featuring Agatha ChristieContinue reading
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