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  1. The only heroism

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    There comes a time, when people are old and ill and tired, that they abandon the debilitating struggle of daily life and take to their beds. That, it’s generally agreed, is when they turn their face to the wall and die. Not Vernon Scannell. His life included desertion from the Army in North Africa, wounds…

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  2. Scary …

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    … That’s the only word to describe doing a presentation on your new book at a literary festival. However many times they’ve done it, anyone who tells you different is either fibbing or foolish. You should know more about your subject than most people – after all, you’ve been studying it for years – so…

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