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Verity · Hoover
Opening book
George Orwell
1967 · secker & warburg · 246 pages
Years in insurance and marriage to the joyless Hilda have been no more than death in life to George Bowling. This and fear of another war take his mind back to the peace of his childhood in a small country town. But his return journey to Lower Binfield brings complete disillusionment.
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A character-driven with strong prose, melancholic and immersive read.
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