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Tony
Jul 10, 2019 rated it liked it
Shelves: short-stories
The twelve interconnected stories collected and bound here were originally written by BBC Radio 4 and aired in late 2018, and are all available to listen to online or as a podcast. That might actually be the better way to experience them, as reading them straight though over the course of 90 minutes left me distinctly underwhelmed.

The structure is that each story features a traveler, and a minor character in one story then becomes the protagonist in the next story, as the narrative circles the g
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Natasha
Dec 19, 2022 rated it really liked it
This is the kind of book you finish in one setting on a short plane ride. I enjoyed the connected stories in the book.
I just wished they were a bit longer.

The book would have been a. 5 start for me if it didn’t rush the stories . I needed more
Tammy Grimm
Apr 17, 2019 marked it as to-read
Ryan
Jul 31, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: borrowed, 2019
Astrid Lim
Jul 25, 2019 marked it as wishlist
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Oct 31, 2020 rated it really liked it
KC
Aug 12, 2019 marked it as to-read
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Dec 04, 2019 rated it really liked it
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Aug 21, 2022 rated it really liked it
Curlysue
Jun 05, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
KC
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