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Composing For Dear Life

Rupert Christiansen MEMORIES OF SHOSTAKOVICH: INTERVIEWS WITH THE COMPOSER'S CHILDREN by the Reverend Michael Ardov, translated by Rosanna Kelly and Michael Meylac Short Books,......

Snapshots Of The City

Humphrey Stone DUBLINERS by James Joyce, read by T. P. McKenna CSA Word, six CDs, 75 minutes each, £19.99, www. csaword.co.uk L ying stock-still with a bandage over your eyes......