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Books: The Alpha Wolf: A Tale About The Modern Male
by Nick Clements (Roundfire Books, £10.99)
When the ravages of Alzheimer’s leave an elderly woman marooned in painful memories of October 1950, her grandchild comes up with a creative strategy.
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SUE TURNER is compelled by a history that shows how far a country can turn in on itself to collude with abuses of power
RON JACOBS is persuaded by the parallel drawn between Charles Manson and Donald Trump
In this comparison of Britain pre- and post Thatcher, WILL POMORE applauds the analysis, but distrusts the solutions offered
MARIA DUARTE defends a solid, late-career Spielberg conspiracy flick that calls for empathy in a hostile world
Hi Nick,
You don't mind me calling you by your first name do you?
It's just that in your book all your male characters - spivs or gurus - seek out the kind of immediate, easy directness that implies being on first-name terms from the off.
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