CATHERINE STEEL relishes a compelling novel about Augustus’s right hand man, but misses the politics, the cultural shifts, and more detail about his restoration of Rome
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Horizons which stretched too far
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PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
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Horizons, Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
3/5
The musical talent of these islands deserves more concerts like this, with an outstanding line-up of Karine Polwart, Lewis and Leigh, Nell Ni Chroinin, Macanta, Declan O’Rourke, Damien O’Kane and Kate Rusby representing artists from all the countries of the British Isles.
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