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Hanan
Al-Shaykh |
| Only in London |
A
flight from Dubai hits turbulence coming into Heathrow and throws
together: Lamis, recently divorced from her wealthy Iraqi husband;
Nicholas, an expert on Islamic daggers; Amira, a Morrocan who lives
off immoral earnings and Samir, a transvestite. |
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Nicholas
and Lamis meet at Leighton house, a hidden gem. The Arab Hall here
is magnificent with brilliantly patterned Persian tiles and a beautiful
fountain. |
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Leighton
House, 12 Holland Park Road.
Tel 020 7602 3316 |
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Kensington
Olympia |
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Judy
Astley |
| Pleasant Vices |
The
teenagers on a suburban council estate worry the residents of
a nearby desirable 'Close'. They have their own illegal activites,
of course, but surely these cannot be compared with the Estate.
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East
Putney |
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Hanif
Kureishi |
| The Buddha
of Suburbia |
Karim
lives with his English mother and Indian father, Haroon, who nows
sees himself as a new age guru after years of living happily as
an Englishman. Set in 1970s London and includes a visit to Catford
Dog Track
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Major
open events here include the William Hill Gold Collar |
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Catford
Dog Stadium, Adenmore road, London SE6 4RJ. |
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Victoria,
change for catford |
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Jane
Sigaloff |
| Name & Address
Withheld |
Lizzie
Ford is an urban sexpert. Her hip London magazine column is bombarded
with romantic casualties on a daily basis. But an innocent note
from a reader catapults her into a scorching scandal.
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Lizzie's
magazine is launched at the Kensington roof garden. The gardens,
created in 1938, are beautifully maintained with ornamental fountains,
palm trees and flamingoes. |
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Kensington
Roof Garden, 99 Kensington High Street, W8.
Tel 020 7923 7994 |
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High
St Kensington |
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Nigel
Williams |
| The Wimbledon
Poisoner |
Henry
Farr is forty, suburban, average, conventional and desperate to
get rid of his wife. But Farr's plans for the perfect murder go
disastrously wrong.
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Wimbledon |
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