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    Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times (Text Only)

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 30, 2012
    ISBN9780007400201
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    Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times (Text Only)
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    Peter Stanford

    Peter Stanford’s previous books include biographies of Lord Longford, Cardinal Basil Hume and the Devil. He has written an investigation of the Pope Joan legend and a polemical book, ‘Catholics and Sex’, which accompanied a Channel 4 television series. He contributes regularly to the Guardian, the Sunday Telegraph and the New Statesman. A regular broadcaster, he is also chairman of the national disability charity ASPIRE.

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