My publisher, who was so good as a taster and editor, when she became …

V. S. Naipaul
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My publisher, who was so good as a taster and editor, when she became a writer, lo and behold, it was all this feminine tosh. ✨ VS Naipaul finds no woman writer his literary match - not even Jane Austen by Amy Fallon, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2011.
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