Walking Shadow : Love, Loss and ShakespeareAuthor: Greg Doran Memoirs Published on 23 April 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in the United Kingdom. Hardback 400 pages 163 x 243 x 39 660g 'A deeply involving, humane book' ROWAN WILLIAMS'Intimate, humorous, yet profoundly moving' STANLEY WELLS'Deeply enjoyable' HARRIET WALTERA compelling blend of memoir, travelogue and investigation, Walking Shadow sheds new light on the past while Doran himself emerges from the darkness of loss. After the

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