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The Sandglass By Romesh Guneskera

Each with his feuds and jealousies and sorrows Kate Grimond THE SANDGLASS by Romesh Guneskera Granta, £9. 99, pp. 278 .A fter her husband's death in 1956, Pearl Ducal moves from......

Gordon Brown By Paul Routledge

More partners than rivals Derek Draper GORDON BROWN by Paul Routledge Simon & Schuster, £17.99, pp. 359 1 Tony Blair and Gordon Brown had an 'understanding' that it would be......