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"one of the best books I’ve read of the immigrant experience in this country..."

"excellent... she gives us a strong sense of both the man and his milieu..."

"Rose’s deep love of his subject and obvious expertise more than compensate for an occasional lack of restraint..."

"Savage’s thoughtful orchestration of the band’s oral history is illuminating..."

"The complex intersections of the mother-baby-nanny triangle and the loneliness of childcare are beautifully depicted..."

"This novel is so compelling it takes your breath away..."

"brave, compassionate and beautifully written..."

"one of our finest gazetteers of the British countryside..."

"Working, blessedly short by Caro’s usual standards, tells you how the best of it gets done.  ..."

"a witty, sunlounger-accessible and deeply humanising story about people — about us..."

"Lovell has a gift for compressing long and convoluted histories via just the right stories, characters, moments, and statistics..."

"an unflinching narrative, highlighting the moral complexities and compromises involved in living with the enemy..."

"The shade of Beckett hangs over this bleak, but haunting, tale..."

"Her writing is excellent: precise, economical and accessible..."

"a magnificent tribute to both character and author..."

"a romance for Brexit Britain..."

"a slim and engaging volume that reads like a primer for anyone poised to enter a negotiation with the Russian president..."

"fascinating, authoritative and intelligent..."

"an astute study of the dynamics of attraction and power, leaders and followers..."

"The story of the world’s most expensive painting is narrated with great gusto and formidably researched detail..."

"This pacy piece of Victorian crime fiction delivers chills galore..."

"a smart and breezy debut..."

"a smart, fascinating exploration of the science and psychology behind our most sophisticated art form..."

"Without polemic, without grandstanding, she makes the point that the female body is still a political battleground..."

"Boakye teaches all of us valuable lessons in history, sociology, politics, literature and pop culture..."

"It’s wonderful to hear the sound of Rooney’s voice on the page again..."

"the way that Houellebecq obsesses over and dissects the banalities of life that makes him so entertaining...."

"The relationship between art and our beleaguered ecosystem fires the Australian poet’s new collection..."

"Hunter’s novel is a tour de force, providing one plot twist after another without losing sight of her characters’ vulnerable humanity...."

"No stone goes unturned..."

"gripping... the final page will make your jaw drop and your heart stop..."

"the way that Houellebecq obsesses over and dissects the banalities of life that makes him so entertaining...."

"reassert[ing] that black readers are as capable of having broad, varied, multifaceted interests as anyone else...."

"fascinating, authoritative and intelligent..."

"a witty, sunlounger-accessible and deeply humanising story about people — about us..."

"An obsessive fan offers sharp insights into the hip-hop quartet that even his jazz-loving parents liked..."

"Kogan tells this story with admirable even-handedness and plenty of revealing quotation..."

"Sidebottom conjures up this landscape and its people brilliantly..."

"A thought-provoking and tense tale...."

"Superb..."

"bursting with character and warmth..."

"[an] outstanding debut..."

"In this bravura performance, literary flair and cerebral sizzle winningly combine..."

"A memorable childhood in the chaos of the Caucasus..."

"Her writing is excellent: precise, economical and accessible..."

"excellent... she gives us a strong sense of both the man and his milieu..."

"There are some awkward facts hidden in this first biography of Apple’s Tim Cook..."

"Boakye teaches all of us valuable lessons in history, sociology, politics, literature and pop culture..."

"one of the best books I’ve read of the immigrant experience in this country..."

"The remarkable story of a model turned sheep farmer at ‘the end of the world’..."

"History’s verdict won’t be kind to the British composer..."

"An immersive mystery..."

"a moving record of a life well lived in the face of appalling obstacles..."

"a romance for Brexit Britain..."

"a young nurse’s beautifully written memoir..."

"Working, blessedly short by Caro’s usual standards, tells you how the best of it gets done.  ..."

"marks a welcome return for Jane Casey..."

"The story of the world’s most expensive painting is narrated with great gusto and formidably researched detail..."

"this exquisitely controlled love story is all in the detail..."

"A new history salutes the Foundling Hospital’s noble work to stop the abandonment of babies..."