Anna Aslanyan

A middle-aged man in crisis: How to Make a Bomb, by Rupert Thomson, reviewed

Travelling home from an academic conference, Philip Notman suddenly feels sick and disorientated. But it will take a long time for him to identify the cause, and possible cure

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  • How to Make a Bomb: A Novel

    Rupert Thomson

    Apollo, pp. 432, £20

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