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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

Feature in The Telegraph

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