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5 of the 6 The Times reviews here with a stated verdict were positive.

MixedSwan Song: Diana, My Sister · Charles Spencer“it’s also a fascinating piece of historical myth-making”PositiveStations · Louise Kennedy“There is real emotional power in Louise Kennedy’s new novel, Stations”PositiveDodge City · Patrick deWitt“a charming comic novel”RaveThe Great Dictator · Matthew Sweet“is a gem of a biography”Verdict not statedDeep into the Sixties: Britain 1965-66 · David KynastonPositiveNapoleon and his Marshals · Andrew Roberts“shows Andrew Roberts in this ambitious group biography”PositivePartita · Barbara Kingsolver“Barbara Kingsolver’s new novel is Tess of the d’Urbervilles for our age”Verdict not statedRhapsody: A Manifesto · Alice Oswald

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