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Munich book review: Master storyteller but not a master of suspense

Posted: September 15, 2017 at 10:24 pm   /   Books

IT is almost 30 years since Robert Harris made a TV documentary about the Munich peace talks of 1938 that preceded the outbreak of the Second World War. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Cold Feet review: One for diehard fans only, the rest should stick to the box set

Posted: September 14, 2017 at 10:24 pm   /   Books

COLD Feet, the world’s warmest and cosiest TV show, burst back on to our screens last week like a gigantic fleecelined cuddle. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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A Legacy Of Spies review: John le Carré’s touch was once subtler and surer

Posted: September 12, 2017 at 10:23 pm   /   Books

FOR A sizeable chunk of the British population, George Smiley is our favourite fictional spy. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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The Golden House review: Salman Rushdie returns to realism with a compelling thriller

Posted: September 12, 2017 at 10:23 am   /   Books

THE Golden House has been billed as Salman Rushdie’s return to realism – but he employs the kind of heightened social realism characteristic of Charles Dickens. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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My Absolute Darling review: Powerful, violent, savage and quite brilliant

Posted: September 10, 2017 at 10:23 pm   /   Books

JULIA “Turtle” Alveston lives with her father Martin in a ramshackle home in the wilds of the north Californian coast. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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The Break by Marian Keyes review: A light-hearted read with a cast of lovable characters

Posted: September 10, 2017 at 10:23 am   /   Books

WHEN Amy’s husband Hugh announces that he wants a break from their relationship, she is gobsmacked. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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This Is Going To Hurt review: A timely, honest and moving memoir

Posted: September 4, 2017 at 10:27 pm   /   Books

IN 2010, after six years of medical training and a further six working on NHS hospital wards, Adam Kay resigned from his job as a junior doctor. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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The Choice by Edith Eger review: Inspirational story of surviving Auschwitz

Posted: September 4, 2017 at 10:50 am   /   Books

IF DR Edith Eger could distil the story of her life into one moment “it is this: three women in dark wool coats, arms linked in a barren yard”. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Una review: Rooney Mara stars in David Harrower’s drama adaptation

Posted: September 2, 2017 at 10:50 pm   /   Movies

THANKFULLY, Benedict Andrews learned some fresh moves before bringing Scottish playwright David Harrower’s incendiary drama Blackbird to the big screen. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell – book review: A captivating memoir

Posted: August 31, 2017 at 10:28 am   /   Books

MAGGIE O’Farrell has structured her captivating memoir around “17 brushes with death” and if her premise sounds bleak, it shines a spotlight on some of the most intense, defining moments of her life. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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