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The Full English Cassoulet by Richard Mabey and The Thrift Book by India Knight
William Leith wonders whether he has the stomach for the new thrift -
A Finder's Magic by Philippa Pearce
Pearce's final book is a moving farewell to fiction, family and life, says Frank Cottrell Boyce -
Apprenticeship by Peter Gill
A playwright's rigorous reflections on a life in the theatre impress David Hare -
Portobello by Ruth Rendell
Rendell's Portobello market reveals the vanity of gentrification, says Chris Petit
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The Philosopher and the Wolf by Mark Rowlands
An animal-loving philosopher reveals to Jonathan Derbyshire the nature of the ape within -
Thomas Beecham: An Obsession with Music
A dandy, autodidact and great conductor inspires Simon Callow with hope for the musical future -
The Last Supper by Pawel Huelle
Michel Faber considers the latest novel from one of Poland's rising stars
