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Possession by AS Byatt

Review by AS Byatt - from The Guardian

Week three: AS Byatt on knitting Possession into a satisfying whole

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My Father's Tears and Other Stories by John Updike

Review by Martin Amis - from The Guardian

John Updike's late stories are not his best, but they are a lesson in love. By Martin Amis

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The Sixties by Jenny Diski

Review by Irma Kurtz - from The Guardian

A valuable guide to a freewheeling decade stirs Irma Kurtz's own youthful memories

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Shakespeare and Elizabeth by Helen Hackett

Review by Andrew Dickson - from The Guardian

Andrew Dickson is intrigued by rumours surrounding the player king and real-life queen

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The Case for God by Karen Armstrong

Review by Simon Blackburn - from The Guardian

Simon Blackburn discusses the argument that religious experience can't be discussed

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Life Inc. by Douglas Rushkoff

Review by Steven Poole - from The Guardian

It's a hot polemic against modern banking, advertising, shopping, self-help and property speculation, says Steven Poole

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The Scourging Angel by Benedict Gummer

Review by Kathryn Hughes - from The Guardian

Kathryn Hughes on a broad history of the plague years

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Man Gone Down by Michael Thomas

Review by Sarah Churchwell - from The Guardian

Sarah Churchwell on an intelligent and ambitious debut novel of a struggle to fulfil American dreams

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Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant

Review by Lucy Ellmann - from The Guardian

Lucy Ellmann finds a novel narrated by a pet too sweet to stomach

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Bears of England by Mick Jackson

Review by Josh Lacey - from The Guardian

Josh Lacey on a bizarre bestiary that mingles fact with fiction

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Brixton Beach by Roma Tearne

Review by Alfred Hickling - from The Guardian

Alfred Hickling acclaims a moving account of the human cost of civil war

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Avilion by Robert Holdstock

Paperback Review by Eric Brown - from The Guardian

This is an enthralling reworking of myth and a haunting vision of love and loss, finds Eric Brown

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One Day by David Nicholls

Review by Harry Ritchie - from The Guardian

A very funny novel about friendship is also surprisingly moving, says Harry Ritchie

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Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn

Review by Philip Ardagh - from The Guardian

Philip Ardagh is drawn into an extraordinary tale of medical experimentation

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Briggflatts by Basil Bunting

Review by Paul Batchelor - from The Guardian

Paul Batchelor welcomes the republication of Basil Bunting's masterpiece of lost love

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The Wisdom of Whores by Elizabeth Pisani

Review by Nicholas Lezard - from The Guardian

This is enthralling, wise, witty, humane, intelligent and rather important, says Nicholas Lezard

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The BLDGBLOG Book by Geoff Manaugh

Paperback Review by PD Smith - from The Guardian

This book fizzes with new ideas about the architecture that frames our lives, says PD Smith

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Lush Life by Richard Price

Paperback Review by James Smart - from The Guardian

This is a misshapen melting pot, and Price renders it quite brilliantly, says James Smart

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Ecological Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

Review by Steven Poole - from The Guardian

This book is a sleek pop exegesis of the discipline of industrial ecology, says Steven Poole

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The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Paperback Review by Eric Brown - from The Guardian

The hype is not exaggerated. The Forest of Hands and Teeth is unputdownable, says Eric Brown

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The Beloved of My Beloved by Ian Watson

Paperback Review by Eric Brown - from The Guardian

These tales of perverted love and obsession are told with lip-smacking gusto and spot-on satire, says Eric Brown

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Notes from Walnut Tree Farm by Roger Deakin

Paperback Review by Jo Littler - from The Guardian

Deakin displays a sensory immersion in the minutiae of the natural world around him, finds Jo Littler

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The Thrift Book by India Knight

Paperback Review by Jo Littler - from The Guardian

You might end up spending quite a lot after reading this book, says Jo Littler

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The Ethical Travel Guide by Polly Pattullo

Paperback Review by PD Smith - from The Guardian

Tourism doesn't have to be a dirty word. It might even change your life, finds PD Smith

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Flood by Stephen Baxter

Paperback Review by Keith Brooke - from The Guardian

Flood is a superb study of what it might be like to survive a flip in global climate, says Keith Brooke

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America, America by Ethan Canin

Paperback Review by Chris Ross - from The Guardian

Most irksome is Canin's habit of withholding crucial information about his characters, says Chris Ross

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Liberty by Garrison Keillor

Paperback Review by Chris Ross - from The Guardian

Amid several dry chuckles are laughs that feel rather cheap, finds Chris Ross

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Mr Toppit by Charles Elton

Paperback Review by James Smart - from The Guardian

Elton's neat debut allows the former literary agent to parody the publishing world, finds James Smart

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Food, Inc edited by Karl Weber

Review by Steven Poole - from The Guardian

It's useful, even if the material is not all top-notch, writes Steven Poole

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