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9 out of 10
Priya's mother rang me about this one, which had not happened in thirty-one years. Finished it in three evenings. The scrapyard chapters I could barely stand; the Cambridge ones I understood completely, and that's what unsettled me.
by@margaretreadsWritten 30 May 2026Read 27 May 2026
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