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Love in the time of… now
Filed under: Authors and Books
I love a good romcom novel and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’m one of the millions of women (and some men) the world over who devour ‘chick lit’ with relish and, frankly, are glad of the authors who write it.
Why then is this particular style of romance writing considered, by some, to be amongst the lowest form of novelising? (I’m asking.) Is it because Read more
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