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Books: The Alpha Wolf: A Tale About The Modern Male
by Nick Clements (Roundfire Books, £10.99)
by Marwa Paikan
A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
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PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
EWAN CAMERON marvels at the impossible ambition, realised with dreamlike finesse of translating Italo Calvino to the stage
TONY BURKE speaks to JOEL McIVER, co-author of the biography of bluesman John Mayall
Hi Nick,
You don't mind me calling you by your first name do you?
It's just that in your book all your male characters - spivs or gurus - seek out the kind of immediate, easy directness that implies being on first-name terms from the off.
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