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February 5, 2014 by popcultureboy Leave a Comment

Now this is a bit more like it. My Booker Longlist Forced March continues, but I had high hopes for this book before I picked it up. And they were, for the most part, met and met well. A novel of families who never talk to each other, even though three generations of one family are all squished into one tiny flat in London. Laura was married to Peter until he left her and she was forced to move in with three of his ancient […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Almost English, Booker prize, Charlotte Mendelson, family, Fiction

popcultureboy's CBR6 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Almost English, Booker prize, Charlotte Mendelson, family, Fiction ·
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