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8 of the 8 The Herald reviews here with a stated verdict were positive.

PositiveOur Evenings · Alan Hollinghurst“Hauntingly truthful novel skewers the cruelties of the British elite”PositiveHow Not to Be a Political Wife · Sarah Vine“I found Sarah Vine's book unexpectedly heart-wrenching”Verdict not statedCast Away · Francesca de Tores“will shock some readers”PositiveFarewell to Eden · Sebastian Faulks“most engaging but thought-provoking heft”PositiveStolen Revolution · Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati“This vivid book lifts the lid on one of the world's most dangerous countries”RaveAll My Precious Madness · Mark Bowles“a delicious book; poetic, vindictive, angry, clever, funny, upsetting, profound”RaveJesus Christ Kinski · Benjamin Myers“Mad, bad, brilliant: Jesus Christ Kinski is like nothing else you’ll read this year”PositiveRaveheart · Graeme Armstrong“chaotically funny novel”PositiveSomething Like Happiness · Tom Newlands“a not entirely misplaced optimism”

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