Backstage: Stories of a writing life by Donna Leon games readers will be charmed by

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Backstage: Stories of a writing life by Donna Leon games readers will be charmed byDonna Leon has created a beautifully crafted looking glass into her world. TLS To read her is to restore the soul. THE TIMES Leon writes with great literary panache and evocative power. SPECTATOR Whether walking along the canals of Venice or teaching English to Iranian pilots, interviewing blood diamond dealers or reading Great Expectations, Donna Leon has found inspiration in the strangest of places. In this engaging collection of stories on writing,