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Thursday, 31 December 2020

2020: My Reading Year

2020: My Reading Year

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Wednesday, 30 December 2020

Madam by Phoebe Wynne

Madam

by Phoebe Wynne

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Sunday, 27 December 2020

Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić

Catch the Rabbit

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Sunday, 6 December 2020

A Maigret Christmas by Georges Simenon

A Maigret Christmas and Other Stories

by Georges Simenon

(Translated by David Coward)

A book review

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