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If you haven’t read Louise Erdrich, now’s the time to start: The Night Watchman reviewed

Based on her Chippewa grandfather’s experiences, this exquisite novel is perhaps her most powerful to date

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  • The Night Watchman

    Louise Erdrich

    Corsair, pp. 457, £20

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