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Garrie Boldsmith on Iran, We Ran
The novelist reveals how his family’s history of migration inspired his novel, drawing on his legal career and travels and exploring the realities of migration, the persecution of LGBTQI+ people in Iran and the human stories behind it.
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The Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack: How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England, by Alanna Skuse
A lively and often wry history of early modern medicine reveals the evolution of medical practice, from Tudor ailments and unauthorised healers to childbirth and sexually transmitted diseases.
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Jemahl Evans
Born in Bradford Upon Avon to nomadic Welsh school teachers, Jemahl was brought up in a West Wales mining village during the 70s and 80s. Jemahl has pursued a lifelong passion for history, inspired by his grandfather’s stories and legends. He was educated at Christ College Brecon, St Mary’s University College (Strawberry Hill), and U.W.E. Bristol.
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Sugar Plum
Set during the Second World War, the story combines historical details about the challenges of putting on ballet performances in London during the war, with a fictional tale where magic and reality intermingle during a production of Casse Noisette.
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The House of Cromwell
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Book Club: Brian Williams on Marshal Ney: Fall from Glory
Castles: A Fortified History of the World, by Dan Jones
Historical Heroes: Constantine the Great, by Barney White-Spunner
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