catastrophe

'it was on its feet. It staggered and then bolted.
Towards Mr Whipplestone who had come to a halt.
He supposed it to be concussed, or driven frantic by pain or fear.
In a flash it gave a great spring and was on Mr Whipplestone's chest,
clinging with its small claws and - incredibly - purring.
He had been told that a dying cat will sometimes purr...'

best cover ever.

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head girl

starting to be mildly obsessed with ngaio marsh.

school-girl drama troupes, commissioning douglas lilburn

to write music for her productions of shakespeare as well

as being new zealand's answer to agatha christie.

her detective books are perfect to read while waiting for the train.

damery, murder and hose.

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image: ngaio marsh as hamlet, taken by william baverstock around 1937.