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Feb 1, 2013
Delicate observations of daily life in a fast-changing Indian city. Patrick French reviews ‘Calcutta: Two Years in the City’ by Amit Chaudhuri
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Matthew Engel
Feb 1, 2013
A portrait of the Welsh rugby team on their way to the Grand Slam. A review of ‘Calon’, by Owen Sheers
Feb 1, 2013
This collection shows the poet’s unravelling domestic life. Henry Hitchings reviews ‘The Letters of TS Eliot, Volume 4’, edited by Valerie Eliot and John Haffenden
Feb 1, 2013
A history of our attitudes to death and the afterlife proves life-affirming. Ian Thomson reviews ‘The Undiscovered Country’, by Carl Watkins
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Jan 25, 2013
Government must do more than get out of the way if India’s rise is to continue. Edward Luce reviews ‘India Grows at Night’, by Gurcharan Das
Jan 25, 2013
An entertaining study of the role manners have played in English history. George Pendle reviews ‘Sorry! The English and their Manners’, by Henry Hitchings
Jan 25, 2013
A pop star’s memoir steers clear of celebrity excess. Isabel Berwick reviews ‘Bedsit Disco Queen’, by Tracey Thorn
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Jan 25, 2013
The story behind China’s zeal for recreating western landmarks. Edwin Heathcote reviews ‘Original Copies’, by Bianca Bosker
Jan 25, 2013
A warning against get-rich gurus. Ellen Kelleher reviews ‘Pound Foolish’, by Helaine Olen
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Lucy Kellaway
Jan 18, 2013
A journalist’s attempt to master Chopin’s Ballade No 1 in stolen moments. A review of ‘Play It Again’, by Alan Rusbridger