Thatcherism has become bigger than she ever was.
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Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are.
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I'm shy of comparisons to Dickens because he's one of the absolute greats and it's silly to compare a contemporary novelist with someone.
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They were written in the early '90s when I was strapped for cash.
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