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Sarah Perry’s Melmoth is a great read, but not a great novel

29 September 2018

9:00 AM

29 September 2018

9:00 AM

‘What might commend so drab a creature to your sight, when overhead the low clouds split and the upturned bowl of a silver moon pours milk out on the river.’

The first reason to read Sarah Perry is right there. She was born and bred a writer and without that, a novelist is worth little.

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