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Vagabond Heart said:
Oh, Jonny, just a quick recommendation - best audiobook I have is Susanna Clarke’s PIRANESI, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Is fab to listen to.
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Thanks for the recommendation Bev. I’ll add it to my list. And in the spirit of one good turn…

I have just finished (today) Louise Kennedy’s Trespasses. It is stunning. A gripping love story set in Belfast at the height of The Troubles.

My book of the year so far. I didn’t think I’d read a better book than The Beekeeper of Aleppo before Christmas, but I have.
 
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