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The Disgrace of Kitty Grey
Mary Hooper
Review by Hannah Love

Mary Hooper’s new novel is a historical romp through early 19th century England, from rural Devon to the streets of London and Newgate prison.

The Disgrace of Kitty Grey
Mary Hooper
Review by Hannah Love

Mary Hooper’s new novel is a historical romp through early 19th century England, from rural Devon to the streets of London and Newgate prison.

The Shock of the Fall
Nathan Flier
Review by Eve Douglas

The Shock of the Fall is told through the eyes of Matthew Holmes, a young schizophrenic boy who has spent the last ten years struggling to come to terms with the death of his elder brother

The Round House
Louise Erdrich
Review by Fiona McMillan

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

The Child's Elephant
Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Review by Rebecca Foster

One day Bat, a seven-year-old herdsboy in central Africa, stumbles on a group of poachers slaughtering an elephant.

Blood and Beauty
Sarah Dunant
Review by Michael O'Flaherty

The Borgias are the subject of Sarah Dunant’s latest novel, Blood and Beauty, which dissects the family’s insatiable desire for power and the means they use to obtain it, however scandalou

Asunder
Chloe Aridjis
Review by Rachel Sanderson

Marie is a security guard at the National Museum in London. It is the life she always wanted, full of calm and quiet contemplation.

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