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US politics junkies will find things to relish but this novel falls short of being revelatory
A wife discovering a sex doll is the catalyst but the author offers deep insights into loneliness and human frailty
Compelling narrative is set across one long, sweltering weekend in London
A fatal drink-driving incident might not seem like an obvious premise for a comic novel, but the author makes a lighthearted read of the supernatural consequences
Sunjeev Sahota’s tale of a trade union is politically charged but shifting narrative voice is a flaw
The strands of this 700-page novel feel more like a series of loosely-linked narratives than a cohesive whole
Labour supporters the Hughes are caught in a bind when their son switches sides
John Boyne: Carr builds a gripping and claustrophobic read of an incarceration
The debut novel from a writer better known for his poetry is overall a resounding success
Come and Get It reads like the work of a skilled novelist who has lumbered herself with a story that just isn’t very interesting
Though his second novel could have done with more ruthless editing, Hill is a hugely entertaining voice in American fiction
A book of three parts of one day
Though pleasingly erotic in the intensity of its central relationship, this is a book that one might admire rather than love
The writer on his quartet of novellas, Water, Earth, Fire and Air
‘What’s shocking is how many adults knew what was going on but looked away’