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History is full of blank spaces, but good stories, invariably, are not.

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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
Novelist
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
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Full
Space
History
Stories
Good
Invariably
Spaces

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The net has provided a level playing field for criticism and comment - anyone and everyone is entitled to their opinion - and that is one of its greatest strengths.
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