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Books That Changed Our Lives

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Join Alison Miller, author of Demo, and Magi Gibson, Reader in Residence with the Library, at GWL in Landressy Street as they discuss the books that shaped them as women and as writers.

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Tagged: Alison Miller, books, Feminism, Scottish writers, Women Writers, Writers

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