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Debut novels | Book reviews
- 26 Minutes ago
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Francesca Segal on debut novels from Nick Stafford, Ryan David Jahn and Gin Phillips Armistice by Nick Stafford Nick Stafford's adaptation of War Horse by Michael Morpurgo is one of the triumphs of
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Vincent van Gogh The Complete Letters: review
- 5 Hours ago
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This sumptuous edition of Vincent van Gogh's complete letters shows that the artist was as adept with pen and ink as with paint and canvas, says Martin Gayford Early in June 1888, a lonely Dutchman sent
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The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
- 26 Minutes ago
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Barbara Kingsolver's latest novel suffers from a surfeit of history, says Alice O'Keeffe Barbara Kingsolver's 1998 novel The Poisonwood Bible is often described as a "book club classic" â?? a double-edged
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Women authors left off list of the year's top 10 books
- 6 Hours ago
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Female writers won several major awards this year â?? including the Man Booker Prize â?? but the industry magazine doesn't include a single one in its round-up Close jason alden Lionel Shriver said the
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Harry Patch: the reluctant hero
- 22 Hours ago
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In an exclusive extract from his new biography, Peter Parker charts the remarkable life of Britain's last World War One veteran, Harry Patch. Pte HJ Patch, number 29295, C Company, 7th Battalion, Duke
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Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo | Book review
- 11/7/2009
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Michael Morpurgo's tale of a wild child ranks among his best Children's fiction often finds ingenious ways of getting rid of adults, forcing its protagonists to depend on their own resources and initiative.
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The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen
- 11/7/2009
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Steven Poole enjoys a rigorous examination of an abstract notion Humans are often misled by abstract nouns of their own making, and sometimes the bamboozlement can last centuries or more. Because one
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Blood's a Rover by James Ellroy | Book review
- 11/7/2009
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Set in the 1960s, the final novel in James Ellroy's 'Underworld USA' trilogy reflects the here and now, writes Christopher Tayler James Ellroy often tells interviewers that he has no interest in current
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Book Review Midnight Girls - Lulu Taylor
- 10 Hours ago
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FemaleFirst book reviews Midnight Girls - Lulu Taylor From the prestigious dormitories of Westfield to the irresistible socialite scene of present-day London: everywhere Allegra McCorquodale goes, scandal
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Book review: Tickling The English
- 14 Hours ago
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Tickling The English by Dara O'Briain is published by Michael Joseph, priced £18.99. Fans of TV show Mock The Week will be familiar with Dara O'Briain's genial style â?' anyone who has ever seen him
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Book review: Dying To Be Famous and The Head Is Dead
- 15 Hours ago
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Dying To Be Famous and The Head Is Dead, both by Tanya Landman, are published by Walker Books, priced �£4.99. The kids might be a little too young for CSI, but youngsters can still enjoy the thrill
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Book review: It's Not What You Think
- 15 Hours ago
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It's Not What You Think by Chris Evans is published by Harper Collins, priced �£20. Chris Evans is one of those characters who's got so many famous, and infamous, moments in his past that it's no wonder
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Book review: The Lacuna
- 15 Hours ago
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The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver is published by Faber, priced �£18.99. Born in the United States to an American father, Harrison William Shepherd is raised in the native Mexico of his mother Salome,
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Book Review: The Museum of Innocence, by Orhan Pamuk
- 23 Hours ago
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By Orhan Pamuk Translated by Maureen Freely Knopf 560 pp.; $34.95 By Randy Boyagoda Poe, Dostoevsky, Conrad and Henry James, among others, made wonderful use of unreliable narrators, literary figures
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Book review snapshots
- 11/7/2009
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Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows Author: Charles P. Garcia Publisher: McGraw-Hill CHARLES Garcia takes leadership to a new realm with lessons from the White House. The White House Fellowship,
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Book review: The Leper's Bell
- 11/7/2009
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The Leper's Bell by Norman Maclean Birlinn, 288pp, £16.99 THERE is a curious anecdote in Norman Maclean's lively autobiography, The Leper's Bell. A west Highland musician friend of Maclean's had recently
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