Happy Halloween! It's time for my penultimate reading round-up of the year. If you missed the last one, you can catch up here .

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Today I'm pleased to be able to share an exclusive extract from a very personal biography with you.

Well, that's another two months gone, which means it's time for my July/August reading round-up. If you missed the May/June post, yo...

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