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ill Dawson explores literary history and private recollection in her novel The Great Lover. In a reading and discussion about the book she explores her fascination with the great poet Rupert Brooke, who lies at the heart of her story. Through the chance correspondence of a young Tahitian woman, who claims to be the poet's daughter and Nell Golightly, who met Brooke as a young man, she unfolds a fascinating historical narrative.