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- ↑ "Dr Kasia Boddy | Fitzwilliam College Cambridge". www.fitz.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ↑ Reviews of Blooming Flowers: Richard Eyre, The Times, ; Peter Parker, The Spectator, ; Publishers Weekly,
- ↑ Reviews of Geranium: Maggie Brady, Australian Garden History, JSTOR 24915707; Helen Brown, The Telegraph, ; Jan Gardner, The Boston Globe, ; William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, ; Publishers Weekly,
- ↑ Reviews of The American Short Story since 1950: Jean-Yves Pellegrin, Journal of the Short Story in English, ; Chris Witter, Journal of American Studies, doi : 10.1017/S0021875810002288
- ↑ Reviews of Boxing: John Dugdale, The Guardian, ; Michael Ezra, American Studies, JSTOR 41057172; Jonathan Rendall, New Statesman, ; Reg Gadney, Literary Review, ; Christopher Hirst, The Independent, ; Jeffrey Sammons, Cultural Sociology, doi : 10.1177/1749975509344943; Matthew Taylor, The International Journal of the History of Sport, doi : 10.1080/09523367.2012.673773; Peter Temple, Sydney Morning Herald,
- ↑ Review of Let's Call the Whole Thing Off: Hephzibah Anderson, The Observer,
- ↑ Review of Brilliant Careers: Brenda Maddox, The Guardian
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