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"Immersive, at times shockingly intimate, and triumphantly brought to fruition, this is a work that ought to win prizes..."

"Emotions never impede rational analysis. Presented in this starkly reductive fashion, war becomes too easy to contemplate. ..."

"In the end, what makes Conclusions so delightful is Boorman’s awareness of how absurd cinema is..."

"Like a tabloid headline, her book’s title is intended to provoke, and it depends on a somewhat tenuous analogy:....."

"The pleasures of Glenconner’s tales must be winkled out of her sturdy if occasionally clichéd prose..."

"a journey that is horrifying, thrilling and enchanting in equal measure..."

"..(an) atmospheric, timely debut..."

"There is ... a huge amount to relish in these pages...."

"a book that’s filled with menace..."

"everybody will learn something from this first-class book..."

"a timely manifesto for the leftish Conservatism that propelled the Tories to election victory..."

"Much here is told, not shown..."

"Covid-19 has suddenly made this book on Britain’s food security an important read..."

"has an exceptionally high joke count..."

"the Women’s Prize longlistee is a sharply focused gem..."

"packs in a lot of erudition..."

"From the start, Samuel draws us in..."

"A controversial update of Nabokov’s novel lacks the subtle ambiguities of the original..."

"This fascinating book explores both the rich history of addresses and their surprising and vital role in society..."

"Plouffe is no longer dismissive of Trump and his political skill set..."

"The prime minister’s sister on the drama behind their opposing Brexit campaigns..."

"Adam Mars-Jones has never needed to write at great length to convince readers of his talent...."

"This definitive study says Machiavelli was made by his brutal times..."

"a comprehensive and forensic look at unconscious bias and its myriad manifestations in modern life..."

"Leon is a superb novelist..."

"epic, compendious, written with confidence and verve ..."

"In this fine — and beautifully translated — biography of a fictional Korean woman we encounter the real experiences of many women around the world...."

"Johnson has written an engaging and enthusiastic account of the eighth..."

"a deep dive into the charming and erudite mind of Morris, now 93, and also a moving meditation on just what it means to be old..."

"a book that reads like fascinating dinner conversation..."

"'What follows had me turning the pages until the small hours'..."

"'a stunning achievement'..."

"it is fascinating if you don’t know any successful beauty queens..."

"caper of a debut..."

"Jane Casey expertly splices the professional and private lives of her protagonist with wit and sensitivity. ..."

"A super-lead for Canongate, it will be supported by a "major" nationwide campaign, advertising and interviews..."

"Bouman’s lyrical descriptions...are so good they give you goosebumps..."

"everybody will learn something from this first-class book..."

"Moalem presents enough evidence to convince any reasonable reader that the XX vs. XY theory is worth pursuing..."

"this instalment deservedly introduces Paver to a new generation of readers..."

"The frantic efforts to save a building so dear to the French are vividly brought to life..."

"Like a tabloid headline, her book’s title is intended to provoke, and it depends on a somewhat tenuous analogy:....."

"the result is creepy and compelling..."

"This fascinating book explores both the rich history of addresses and their surprising and vital role in society..."

"a comprehensive and forensic look at unconscious bias and its myriad manifestations in modern life..."

"packs in a lot of erudition..."

"Immersive, at times shockingly intimate, and triumphantly brought to fruition, this is a work that ought to win prizes..."

"a timely manifesto for the leftish Conservatism that propelled the Tories to election victory..."

"his anger-powered prose is not short of bite and verve..."

"An intrepid dachshund tours Rome and meets a VIP in a charming adventure..."

"a book that’s filled with menace..."

"Covid-19 has suddenly made this book on Britain’s food security an important read..."

"Manion not only tells their stories, but works hard to flesh them out..."

"epic, compendious, written with confidence and verve ..."

"In the process, Japanese soldiers are rendered distressingly human..."

"There is ... a huge amount to relish in these pages...."

"why these books haven’t been turned into mainstream movies or a TV boxed set is anyone’s guess..."

"Reading Rose is like being called up by an old friend with the latest gossip on the couple next door..."

"(a) joyous romp of a book..."

"he explores a new generation who have beaten poverty, violence and corruption..."