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April 2021 Broadcast: Martina Nicolls




 


MARTINA NICOLLS - NEWS AND UPDATES FOR APRIL 2021

Hello,

In France, President Macron called a third COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on 18 March for one month, although not as strict as the first lockdown in March 2020. On 31 March, President Macron announced tighter restrictions until 2 May.

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In Lewis Carroll's 1872 novel "Alice Through the Looking Glass" the caterpillar gives Alice some advice:

Blue Caterpillar: You've been gone too long, Alice. There are matters which might benefit from your attention. Friends cannot be neglected. Hurry. 

White Queen: Hatter's counting on you.

Cheshire Cat: We all are.

There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes: this time she found a little bottle on it ... and tied around the neck of the bottle was a paper label, with the words "DRINK ME" beautifully printed on it in large letters. 

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Regards, Martina

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PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO 

This month I'm including photographs of Mallard Ducks in Paris.

Merchandise with the duck photographs can be purchased via the links.

Photograph: Female Mallard Duck. Photograph and merchandise for sale HERE.

Photograph: Ducks on the Seine River, Paris. Photograph and merchandise for sale HERE​

Photograph: A couple of ducks. Photograph and merchandise for sale HERE.

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More photographs and merchandise are available HERE.

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PARIS BLOGS ON MY WEBSITE: THE PARIS RESIDENCES OF JAMES JOYCE 
​Here is a recent blog on my website: The Paris Residences of James Joyce.​

​Read blog: The best seasons to visit Paris.

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MY WEBSITE: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

Website: Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom.​

​Read article: The mouth of the White Rhinoceros.

​Read article: Upside-Down Jellyfish.

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POPULAR BOOK REVIEWS
​On my blog site, Feast or Famine, I include book reviews, food, photographs, and articles.

Website:Feast or Famine. ​

​Read book review: Frantumaglia: A Writer's Journey by Elena Ferrante

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A SIGN OF THE TIMES

"This is not normal" - Paris, 14 June 2020

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THE PARIS RESIDENCES OF JAMES JOYCE ​
My latest book, The Paris Residences of James Joyce, was released on 1 May 2020. In March 2021, the book was a finalist in the 2021 Book Excellence Awards in the Biography category. To celebrate the book's first anniversary in May and the Book Excellence Award, I am giving away 3 hardcover copies of the book. 

​READ MORE ABOUT THE BOOK: THE PARIS RESIDENCES OF JAMES JOYCE​

​GIVEAWAY COMPETITION: WIN ONE OF 3 HARDCOVER COPIES OF THE PARIS RESIDENCES OF JAMES JOYCE​

Register to enter the Giveaway Competition via the link above by providing your email address only. Winners will be notified by email to provide their postal information. Competition closes on 30 April 2021. Good luck!

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MARTINA NICOLLS is an international aid and development consultant, and the author  of: The Paris Residences of James Joyce  (2020), Similar But Different in the Animal Kingdom (2017), The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).

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