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"a wonderful portrait of an extraordinary woman...."

"What Turbulence shares with its predecessor is Szalay’s characteristically effortless prose, his ability to distil lives into vignettes..."

"This is a German biography, and the reader should be prepared for some national conventions of treatment..."

"a determinedly literary novel... there are Shakespearean flourishes..."

"Hodges has a gift for making the reader read, and smile..."

"Scary Spice’s gruelling memoir of marriage to her abusive ex-husband aims to enlighten victims of domestic abuse..."

"..there is much to enjoy here. Martin’s usual sense of richly irreverent humour is present throughout..."

"the story’s unpredictable shocks may reduce readers to a state of learned helplessness..."

"There’s no question Dery knows the work extremely well, and has dug assiduously into the life..."

"When something really captures his interest, Jonathan Franzen is an engaged and engaging reporter... (who) truly expand one’s knowledge of the world..."

"stands out among the festive throng..."

"... the unifying element is the deep sense of goodness that radiates from it..."

"a dark, extremely readable, well-plotted psychological thriller..."

"Romantic literature professor explores our fascination with flowers in captivating new book..."

"Becoming is refined and forthright, gracefully written and at times laugh-out-loud funny..."

"Kennedy offers a gentle, clear-sighted and deeply moving commentary on what humanity really means...."

"A marvel of compression, but was 1066 and All That the model for this book?..."

"the beauty of his memoir comes in his willingness to admit how shockingly unprofessional he was..."

"This karma-inducing book features cuter than cute pictures of Morse's goats..."

"If you’re someone who’s interested in Britain... the whole 80,823 square miles of its physical existence – then this is a book you must read..."

"...a joyous read..."

"It's worth the cover price for the last essay alone..."

"For a biographer, there’s a lot to untangle. Alan Walker does so brilliantly...."

"Daniel Rosenthal’s absorbing collection of letters..."

"energetically done, if wearying for those of us who have left our hedonistic twenties behind..."

"a delight and perfect to share with young children..."

"a brave contribution..."

"Only an outsider could have written a book this good..."

"scary throughout..."

"clever, marred — no, enhanced — by being peppered with (deliberate) flaws and absurdities..."

"(a) warm, rich and fascinating book..."

"There’s no question Dery knows the work extremely well, and has dug assiduously into the life..."

"Schott certainly puts on a bravura performance, twirling and twinkling with tremendous energy. ..."

"Becoming is refined and forthright, gracefully written and at times laugh-out-loud funny..."

"If you’re someone who’s interested in Britain... the whole 80,823 square miles of its physical existence – then this is a book you must read..."

"a scintillating, provocative analysis of Mary and Elizabeth's reigns, and of their relationship..."

"The pace is fast... sharp barbs and cutting one-liners..."

"a zingy romp that is also a hard-won account of how it feels to change gender ..."

"An essential read, then, for anyone interested in the politics and culture of the late 60s..."

"What Turbulence shares with its predecessor is Szalay’s characteristically effortless prose, his ability to distil lives into vignettes..."

"The best thing in “Milkman” is Burns’s occasionally sensitive portrait of this young woman’s flickering consciousness. ..."

"...a joyous read..."

"When something really captures his interest, Jonathan Franzen is an engaged and engaging reporter... (who) truly expand one’s knowledge of the world..."

"a deeply compassionate book ..."

"timeless coming-of-age story..."

"Beautifully written, witty, observant and reminiscent of E Nesbit, this novel merits a place in the canon of children’s classics...."

"Scary Spice’s gruelling memoir of marriage to her abusive ex-husband aims to enlighten victims of domestic abuse..."

"...a beautifully illustrated collection of nature poems for children – one for every day of the year..."

"A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book by Philip Rhys Evans is on its way to be this year’s novelty bestseller ..."

"what is lost in voice is not recuperated in biographical insight..."

"captures the profundity of human life while displaying a sense of humour..."

"both humbling and inspirational and deserves to sit alongside other classic coming-of-age memoirs..."

"stands out among the festive throng..."

"wonderfully entertaining..."

"Whatever voice Emezi uses, her writing is never less than compelling...."

"an enthralling tale about brave women who rose above weak men..."

"the most serious attempt ever made to get behind golf’s great enigma..."

"As a history of the Establishment in the second half of the 20th century, these journals will become indispensable and definitive..."

"an entertaining and carefully researched account of a new Chinese chapter in global history..."

"a superb explanation of how democracy died in Weimar Germany..."