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A\u003cb\u003e truly radical\u003c\/b\u003e aesthetics fit for the twenty-first century at last! -- Thérèse Oulton\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written and important\u003c\/b\u003e art historical work, \u003ci\u003eThis Dark Country\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea magnificent debut\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb\u003eone of Britain’s most electrifying new talents\u003c\/b\u003e. I cannot wait to read what she writes next! -- Camilla Grudova, author of THE DOLL's ALPHABET\u003cbr\u003e[An]\u003cb\u003e unusual and refreshing\u003c\/b\u003e group biography of artists ... I loved Birrell's \u003cb\u003ebrilliant \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ere-apprehension\u003c\/b\u003e of Rodin’s \u003ci\u003eThe Thinker\u003c\/i\u003e through the experience of Gwen John. 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