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From the March 2020 Issue Young at Heart The Discomfort of Evening By Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (Translated from Dutch by Michele Hutchison) Kingdomtide By Rye Curtis Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line By Deepa Anappara
From the December 2019 Issue Luxurious Desultory Twining The Office of Gardens and Ponds / Pax By Didier Decoin / John Harvey
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Richard Flanagan's Question 7 is this year's winner of the @BGPrize.
In her review from our June issue, @rosalyster delves into Tasmania, nuclear physics, romance and Chekhov.
Rosa Lyster - Kiss of Death
Rosa Lyster: Kiss of Death - Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
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‘At times, Orbital feels almost like a long poem.’
@sam3reynolds on Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, the winner of this year’s @TheBookerPrizes
Sam Reynolds - Islands in the Sky
Sam Reynolds: Islands in the Sky - Orbital by Samantha Harvey
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Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's son, has gone back to the 1960s with a new novel featuring his father's anti-hero, George Smiley.
But is this the missing link in le Carré’s oeuvre, asks @ddguttenplan, or is there something awry?
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D D Guttenplan: Smiley Redux - Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway
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