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Virago Modern Classics Celebrates 30 Years Of Publishing

Posted at 12:46PM Sunday 13 Apr 2008

Who would have thought a series of novels by obscure women writers could have caused such a sensation when it was published in the late 1970s? As Virago celebrates its 30th birthday, Justine Picardie recalls the delight of discovering the books that changed her life

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