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The Proximity Of Death

Philip Hensher A L ONG W AY D OWN by Nick Hornby Penguin/Viking, £17.99, pp. 256, ISBN 0670888249 ✆ £15.99 (plus £2.25 p&p) 0870 800 4848 N ick Hornby is a thoughtful writer,......

Sparks From Sifted Embers

Sebastian Smee T HE S EA by John Banville Picador, £16.99, pp. 264, ISBN 0330483285 ✆ £14.99 (plus £2.25 p&p) 0870 800 4848 P rompted by a dream, Max Morden, the elderly......