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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

Save for the occasional thriller stopping off in Grozny for local colour, Chechnya, the Russian republic that didn't get away as the Eastern Bloc splintered

Review by Jonathan Ruppin
The Deception Artist
by Fayette Fox

One of the first lessons drummed into us as children is the absolute wrongness of lying.

Review by Fiona McMillan
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich

In 1988, Joe Coutts is a young man living with his family on a reservation in North Dakota.

Review by Fiona McMillan
Big Brother by Lionel Shriver

The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin is back with another poignantly and astutely written novel of the modern age which focuses on obesity.

Review by Jade Craddock
Constance by Patrick McGrath

In 1960s New York the city is decaying as old traditions clash with a new, more bohemian lifestyle.

Review by Penny Batchelor
Dead to You by Lisa McMann

Losing a child to abduction is every family’s nightmare, and a child coming home safely is something too often taken for granted.

Review by Hannah Love
Elizabeth David on Vegetables by Elizabeth David

With simple yet elegant recipes that place vegetables in the starring role, including delicious dishes like ratatouille, onion tart, tomatoes with rice and walnut stuffing, pesto, celeriac remoulad

Review by Karina Clifford
Everything is Fine by Cathy Brett

Esther is 15 and lives in a seaside town, within a family seemingly wracked by more than its fair share of tensions.

Review by Sue Creed
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