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Not many writers would see the possibilities of crafting a novel out of a house clearance — but Matt Cook does so brilliantly in this funny, shrewd and satirical book

Author Matt Cook. Credit: Duncan Elliott
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  • Life on Other Planets

    Matt Cook

    Lendal Press, pp. 240, £12

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