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Original Sin by Kathryn Paige Harden review – are criminals born or made?
Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry audiobook review – an extraordinary chronicle of terminal illness
The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley review – the laureate of bad relationships
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Under Water by Tara Menon review – love, loss and a longing for the ocean
Baldwin by Nicholas Boggs review – the relationships that drove a genius
A Rebel and a Traitor by Rory Carroll review – the extraordinary story of Roger Casement
Transcription by Ben Lerner review – a stunning exploration of technology and storytelling
Lázár by Nelio Biedermann review – a Hungarian epic from a 22-year-old author
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