Gertrude Stein TV & radio and political capitals on every

and political capitals on every continent

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turbulent life and violent death of Thomas Becket

Those with a keen eye will also spot many references to her art and the tragedies and triumphs of her career

Gertrude Stein TV & radio and political capitals on everyFrom the author of 'Square Haunting' comes a biography as unconventional and surprising as the life it tells. 'Think of the Bible and Homer, think of Shakespeare and think of me,' wrote Gertrude Stein in 1936. Admirers called her a genius, sceptics a charlatan: she remains one of the most confounding and contested writers of the twentieth century. In this literary detective story, Francesca Wade delves into the creation of the Stein myth. We see her