Francesca Peacock

Life’s little graces: Small Rain, by Garth Greenwell, reviewed

An unnamed narrator, confined to hospital with a torn aorta, reminisces about his past life in Bulgaria, his love of poetry and the happy domesticity he shared with his partner

Garth Greenwell. [Alamy]
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    Garth Greenwell

    Picador, pp. 320, £18

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