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My Turn To Make The Tea

By the author of One Pair of Hands; a lively account of the ups and downs of a junior reporter in the daily scramble of a newspaper office. Miss Dickens was the only woman reporter on the staff of a weekly newspaper and of course she was sent to various 'women's' functions.

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She sees much to interest - and amuse - her.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 222 pages

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