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My Favourite Places
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We’ll take your advice, Natalie
Owner of Cliveden estate, an author in her own right and now the brains behind the first ever Cliveden Literary Festival, Natalie Livingstone knows a thing or two about the local area. Here's where she likes to hang out.
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Curtain-twitching suspense
When literary duo Gaynor Pengelley and Julia Thum are not discussing plots in Waitrose, you'll find them on a Thames towpath.
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Kelly O’Brien: My favourite places
Ok, so maybe the picturesque village of Aldbury, with its duck pond and its stocks, doesn’t immediately seem to have much in common with Nashville, Tennessee. But I bet you didn’t know that as well as the ducks it’s also home to the national winner of this year’s Best Dolly Parton Tribute Act? Kelly O’Brien […]
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It’s a family affair
The Hornbys are a talented bunch. Author Gill Hornby, sister of Nick, shares her favourite places.
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Joanne Harris: My favourite places
Joanne Harris is the acclaimed author of Chocolat made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. Since then, she has written 15 more novels, two collections of short stories and three cookbooks. Her books are now published in over 50 countries. She appears at the Oxford Literary Festival in three separate events […]
