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MAG 111 - Family Business

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My Mum's Obsession With Books - A Holiday Victory

The author's mother was a red book seller in London. She became obsessed with the things she studied, but that was it. As an idiot teenager he hunted and lightened as many books as possible. But her obsession turned out to be hubris at its worst. He says: 'I just couldn't bring myself to finally cut that cord and abandon her' The final straw came when she tried to take full control of his work by drawing blood on him.

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