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Back in the Day in Berlin

Xanthe Hall

Stories from 40 years of living in Berlin

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    Scottish-German storyteller, family historian, artist, photographer, gardener, actress. Originally from the UK, now living in Berlin, and half the year in Greece. Editor of an online lexicon on nuclear weapons.

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