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Doomed And Then Blessed

Paul Sussman TIME ON FIRE by Evan Handler Souvenir, £15.99, pp. 279 A cute myelogenous leukaemia is not, on the face of it, particularly amusing. It's not particularly amusing......

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Andrew Barrow TWO FAT LADIES: GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURES (WITH MOTORBIKE AND SIDECAR) by Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright Ebtay Press, £17.99, pp. 192 J ennifer......

Agent Or Victim Of Destiny?

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