Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
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Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle
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The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
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Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
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Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen
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Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen
Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
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Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
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Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?
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Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?
Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: 'A dreamy and promising debut'
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Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: 'A dreamy and promising debut'
Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: 'A stroke of genius'
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Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: 'A stroke of genius'
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: 'Nothing like you'll expect'
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