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Talking to Marilyn / JAYNE BOWDEN

Swansea University Author: JAYNE BOWDEN

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DOI (Published version): 10.23889/SUthesis.69065

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Talking to Marilyn is a hybrid novel, deliberately crossing genres, combining the Gothic, a tiny dash of historical novel, mystery and biography. It began as a creative response to the life and work of Elisabeth Inglis-Jones – a Welsh woman writer who, until recently, has long been out of print. How...

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Published: Swansea, Wales, UK 2025
Institution: Swansea University
Degree level: Doctoral
Degree name: Ph.D
Supervisor: Bilton, Alan
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69065
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