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Tue 06 Jun 2009Once upon a time, there was a fierce woman . . .
THAT'S MEN:THE OTHER week I was writing about the appeal of fierce women in literature. Since then a reader has pointed out that this could have something to do with the fairytales we hear hundreds and hundreds of times when we are growing up, writes PADRAIG O'MORAIN
In these stories, he complained, all the best parts go to women.
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