The Dying SeasonThe Dordogne town of St Denis may be picturesque and sleepy, but it has more than its fair share of mysteries, as Bruno, chef de police, knows all too well. But when Bruno is invited to the 90th birthday of a powerful local patriarch a war hero with high level political connections in France, Russia and Israel he encounters a family with more secrets than even he had imagined. When one of the other guests is found dead the next morning and the family

Shannon charts a path through sorrow towards recovery

with its chief

We spend our childhoods wanting to a be adults and

in our consumer-driven society

Small parts might be swallowed or inhaled

And why do we need it

to finding his voice as a writer and musician

'Literary Links and lists' (what connects/next in the list etc

accompanying the images are Bailey's personal observations and vibrant stories from the light-hearted to the occasionally controversial

the searing new bestselling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

First published in November 2004

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