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I’m a sucker for writers who use their own personal experiences in their novels. We should never, of course, mistake the central character of a story for the storyteller, but there’s something wonderfully authentic about a novel that has its seed in real life, adding a tangible veracity to the book.

So it is with our two novels this week. First up is Willy Vlautin’s . American author Vlautin has a cult following of dedicated fans, and is one of my favourite writers. He writes about

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