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Jul 2021
21m 14s

Lovers and La Maupin

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
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A bisexual, sword-fighting, opera-singing, 17th century arsonist... no wonder there are so many stories about her. [Side note: I wrote a book! It's a gothic love story about 19th century Edinburgh, and you can pre-order here: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/anatomy-a-love-story/] 
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