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  1. @vixichick wow. 12 minutes ago via Mobile Web in reply to vixichick
  2. @Supersizer1 no. It's a way off. There's one in selfridges too. 12 minutes ago via Mobile Web in reply to Supersizer1
  3. @WaterstonesPB @waterstonesNW3 leading to the old "rare unsigned copy" gag. about 1 hour ago via Mobile Web in reply to WaterstonesPB
  4. @jayrayner1 great piece. We are all such withering bores, though, compared with Churchill. about 2 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to jayrayner1
  5. @Kushcooks welcome. about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to Kushcooks
  6. @wmarybeard someone to whom I've referred in a DM to you... about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to wmarybeard
  7. @lynnek127 blimey. Tough call. The other one is more of an evening read, I gather. So me first! about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to lynnek127
  8. @vixichick enjoy it. And don't let him mow too much in this drought. A bit of length protects the grass when there's no water. x about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to vixichick
  9. @MsMelanieSykes definitely not! Or I'd be 43. Whereas I happen to know I am only 42 until the end of July... about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to MsMelanieSykes
  10. @Innatgrinshill how lovely. I'm so pleased. xx about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to Innatgrinshill
  11. @waterstonesNW3 except I can always sneak back.... about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to waterstonesNW3
  12. @rose_georgia_ in early 1990s Oxford the rudest thing one could call a person was, 'Leavisite!'. about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to rose_georgia_
  13. @jonharris999 exactly! And most people/Jews loved the piece. Only those three kvetchers amongst hundreds... about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to jonharris999
  14. @coldsteel50 YES. My whole publishing project is thinly veiled terrorist attack on the very fabric of the e-book. about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to coldsteel50
  15. @MsMelanieSykes @wmarybeard and now YOU're here! Swoon... about 3 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to MsMelanieSykes
  16. Never thought I'd have women debating the function of knickers on my timeline, or that I'd have @wmarybeard to thank for it. about 8 hours ago via Mobile Web
  17. @wmarybeard PS sorry to dress you in knickers. I didn't know. Hope they weren't too uncomfortable. about 8 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to wmarybeard
  18. @wmarybeard I'm SO glad you laughed. Hope Leavises et al would have taken it with equal good humour (though not convinced...). about 8 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to wmarybeard
  19. @Jo_Spencer_ yay! about 20 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to Jo_Spencer_
  20. @TheBunnion delighted to hear it. about 21 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to TheBunnion