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Fragments Of Village Life

D. J. Taylor A LENTEJO B LUE by Monica Ali Doubleday, £14.99, pp. 297, ISBN 9780385604864 V £11.99 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 B rick Lane , Monica Ali’s first novel, sold a......

The Art Of The Matter

Sebastian Smee THEFT: A L OVE S TORY by Peter Carey Faber, £16.99, pp. 260, ISBN 0571231470 P eter Carey’s ropy, visceral prose casts a powerful spell. It has a swarming,......