Keith Miller

At last, a novel about the art world that rings true: Annalena Mcfee’s Nightshade reviewed

Eve Laing may be an unreliable narrator, but at least her toxic paintings sound

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  • Nightshade

    Annalena McAfee

    Harvill Secker, pp. 294, £16

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