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A Plain Book About Beauty

Olivia Glazebrook VERONICA by Mary Gaitskill Sopent's Tail, £10.99, pp. 272 ISBN 9781852429737 © £8.79 (plus £2.45p&p) 0870 429 6655 When people write about their experiences as......

Almost' Religious Joy

P. J. Kavanagh How To BE WILD by Simon Barnes Short Books, £14.99, pp. 281, ISBN 9781904977971 £11.99 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 Simon Barnes is chief sportswriter for the......