Christopher Shrimpton

A topsy-turvy world: Peaces, by Helen Oyeyemi, reviewed

Two men and their pet mongoose board a mysterious train in Kent and embark on a surreal journey that is strangely unmemorable

Helen Oyeyemi. [Getty Images] 
issue 15 January 2022
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    Helen Oyeyemi

    Faber, pp. 272, £14

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