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MUST READS – Nov 07, 2019

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MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:10 GMT, 7 November 2019 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 7 November 2019 The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley (Harper Collins £8.99, 416 pp) The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley (Harper Collins £8.99, 416 pp) A group of old university friends spend New Year in a … Read more

MUST READS  | Daily Mail Online

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MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 20 February 2020 | Updated: 00:16 GMT, 21 February 2020 THE ADVENTURES OF MAUD WEST by Susannah Stapleton (Picador £9.99, 320pp) There is no shortage of female detectives in fiction, from Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple to Dorothy L. Sayers’ Harriet Vane. But had … Read more

Grace Millane’s mother reads emotional statement as she confronts her 22-year-old murderer

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Grace Millane’s mother has read an emotional statement in court today as she confronts the monster who killed her 22-year-old daughter at his sentencing. Ms Millane, of Wickford, Essex, went on a date with Jesse Kempson on December 1 2018 while in New Zealand, and was killed either that night or in the early hours … Read more

MUST READS – Nov 14, 2019

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MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:10 GMT, 14 November 2019 | Updated: 22:52 GMT, 14 November 2019 Secret Service by Tom Bradby (Corgi £7.99, 368 pp) Secret Service by Tom Bradby (Corgi £7.99, 368 pp) Tom Bradby’s day job as presenter of ITV’s News At Ten must have provided him … Read more

MUST READS  – Nov 21, 2019

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MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 21 November 2019 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 21 November 2019 THE IRISHMAN THE IRISHMAN by Charles Brandt (Hodder £9.99, 336 pp) by Charles Brandt (Hodder £9.99, 336 pp) Martin Scorsese’s film The Irishman debuts on Netflix this Monday. It tells the story of … Read more

RETRO READS – Nov 21, 2019

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RETRO READS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 HOLIDAY by Stanley Middleton (Windmill £8.99, 256 pp) HOLIDAY by Stanley Middleton (Windmill £8.99, 256 pp) How to fill the time? In this vividly moving novel, Edwin, 32, strolls through a seedy seaside … Read more

Barking brilliant! Our critic picks animal reads with a great pedigree to gift this Christmas

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A PIG CALLED ALICE by Paul Heiney (The History Press £10.99, 176 pp) A PIG CALLED ALICE by Paul Heiney (The History Press £10.99, 176 pp) It’s often said that pigs are smarter than dogs, but it’s rare to find a farmer who regards his hog as man’s best friend. In this slim volume, Paul … Read more

MUST READS  – Dec 27, 2019

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MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 09:35 GMT, 27 December 2019 | Updated: 09:35 GMT, 27 December 2019 BOLDER by Carl Honore (S&S £9.99, 304 pp) BOLDER by Carl Honore (S&S £9.99, 304 pp) Carl Honore’s first book, In Praise Of Slow, was an international bestseller, with its message of resistance … Read more