James Walton

The case of the amnesiac autobiographer

In The Answer to the Riddle is Me, David Stuart MacLean rediscovers who he is – and doesn't entirely like what he finds

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issue 16 August 2014

  • The Answer to the Riddle is Me: A Tale of Amnesia

    David Stuart MacLean

    Short Books, pp. 256

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