Susie Mesure

A race against time: A Calling for Charlie Barnes, by Joshua Ferris, reviewed

Charlie has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but at 68 he is determined to wring some meaning from life before it’s too late

Joshua Ferris. [Getty Images] 
issue 11 September 2021
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