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      First published in Great Britain in 2016 by

      4th Estate

      An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

      1 London Bridge Street

      London SE1 9GF

       www.4thEstate.co.uk

      Copyright © Alexander Masters 2016

      Cover photographs © Arcangel

      The right of Alexander Masters to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988

      Laura Francis’s copyright material reproduced by permission. Any requests to reproduce this material should be addressed to the author.

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      Source ISBN: 9780008130770

      Ebook Edition © May 2016 ISBN: 9780008130794

      Version: 2017-01-27

       Dedication

      For Dido Davies,

       who was blissful.

       1953–2013

       Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       11. It was easy to get in …

       12. Two close shaves

       13. Birth

       14. A Chapter of celebrations: birthdays from thirteen to sixty-two

       15. The Oldest book

       16. Vince, private detective

       17. The Second stabbing

       18. Growing up

       19. Sex

       20. What a queer set up

       21. Oh, glorious blaze!

       22. I have been stuck in this room twenty one years …

       23. Who E?

       24. Despite the fact that time passes with treacle-like languor …

       25. Who E? (cont.)

       26. For years, Flora has been telling me …

       Part Two: Crisis

       27. The End of history

       28. Auntie’s Tea Shop is a seaside shop …

       29. Hello! Are you Laura Francis?

       30. Epitaph

       Part Three: Biography

       31. Laura Penrose Francis

       32.

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