Janice Galloway - This Is Not About Me

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Janice Galloway - This Is Not About Me

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Sep 24, 2008

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Having confessed to the audience her apprehension about speaking in public, Janice Galloway displayed no trace of it in her accomplished reading from and lively discussion with Jenny Diski of her memoir, This Is Not About Me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Janice Galloway - This Is Not About Me

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