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Books of the Year I — chosen by our regular reviewers

Our regular reviewers choose the books they have most enjoyed reading in 2022

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Philip Hensher

There were some very good novels this year, but they came from surprising directions. It is astonishing that one as original as Kate Barker-Mawjee’s The Coldest Place on Earth (Conrad Press, £9.99) couldn’t find a major publisher. A friend recommended this wonderfully controlled and evocatively written novel about a heart coming to life in the depths of Siberia.

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