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The Mail on Sunday Arts and Culture Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Beloved Children, Tina Jackson

The Beloved Children

Tina Jackson
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From @salenagodden's celebratory novel to #TheBelovedChildren by Tina Jackson, a magical realist tale by Richard Flanagan and @janeharperautho's latest, this week's best new fiction – reviews by Max Davidson, Kitty Marlow, Eithne Farry and John Williams https://t.co/wRel5vTPjv https://t.co/Jr5W9vBY12

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Book Cover for: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Spark

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Muriel Spark
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Dame Muriel Spark was #BOTD in 1918. The Edinburgh-born novelist wrote #ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie. In 2018, Robert Gore-Langton gave ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, starring Lia Williams, at @DonmarWarehouse https://t.co/z5gc09iSOC

Paperback, 2009

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak

Doctor Zhivago

Boris Pasternak
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Boris Pasternak was #BOTD in 1890. The Russian novelist wrote #DoctorZhivago, which was banned in Russia. In 2016, Jane Shilling reviewed Lara, The Untold Love Story That Inspired Doctor Zhivago by Anna Pasternak https://t.co/RG93dcHgQ3

Paperback, 2011

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Dictionary of Lost Words: Reese's Book Club, Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words: Reese's Book Club

Pip Williams
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From an offbeat noir by @JonathanAmes to #TheDictionaryOfLostWords by Pip Williams, @PaulTheroux_'s absorbing tale and @rosarankingee's latest, this week's best new fiction – reviews by Anthony Cummins, @HephzibahA, @AlexPeakeTom and @JohnelWilliams https://t.co/FvHavicbXj https://t.co/aS06DnP2Aw

Paperback, 2022

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The City of Mist: Stories, Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The City of Mist: Stories

Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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From Alison Moore's darkly comic mystery to #TheCityOfMist by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, a revenge tale from @juliadahl and @HilmaWolitzer's latest, this week's best new fiction – reviews by Anthony Cummins, Simon Humphreys, @JohnelWilliams and @HephzibahA https://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/fiction534 https://t.co/cRadL9o70n

Paperback, 2021

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Burnt Sugar, Avni Doshi

Burnt Sugar

Avni Doshi
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From @djdaisyjohnson eerie novel to #BurntSugar by @avnidoshi a dark and heartfelt novel by @DameDeniseMina and D. B. C. Pierre's latest, this week's best new fiction – reviews by @HephzibahA Max Davidson, @AnthonyGardnerA and John Williams http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/fiction467 https://t.co/23EWagdkwh

Paperback, 2022

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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