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Interview: Laura Thompson

Interview: Laura Thompson

Discussing as good a memoir as you will read about Englishness, female indomitability and martinis so strong they taste of nothing but strength

Mathew Lyons
Apr 11, 2025
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Laura is the author of numerous critically acclaimed books including Take Six Girls: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters; A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan; and Agatha Christie: A My…

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