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Review of Books

R E V I E W O F T H E R E V I E W S Review of Books

ISSUE 17 AUTUMN 2011

Whatthecriticssaid

OVER 50

OVER 50 OF THE BEST BOOKS COVERED INCLUDING A N Wilson

Janine di Giovanni Alan Bennett Alistair Darling Martin Sixsmith Jennifer Egan Robert Hughes Rachel Campbell

Johnston Chris Mullin Judy Golding Evelyn Juers Virginia Nicholson Iain Sinclair Emma Rothschild Kingsley Amis Asa Briggs Kate Colquhoun Graham Swift

Jenni Murray Leo McKinstry …and many more

The lure of war: Patrick Mercer on the literature of conflict

A dog’s life: the best dog books Francis King remembered Murder and mayhem

A R O U N D - U P O F R E V I E W S • N O T J U S T T H E B E S T S E L L E R S

‘I recommend it to youngies to show there are good times ahead’ RABBI BLUE

‘I recommend it to youngies to show there are good times ahead’

Pant rant – see page 51

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