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Synthesing too much material into what is a moderately scaled work backfires as the narrative bends under the sheer weight of numbers

Common Cause
by Kate Hunter
Fledgling Press, £9.99

 

COMMON CAUSE is an almost immediate sequel to Kate Hunter’s powerfully focused debut novel, The Caseroom.

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