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One thinks of Boyd as a brilliant novelist as comfortable writing dense cradle to grave tomes ( Any Human Heart) as he is writing pulse quickening thrillers (Restless) or slightly more Rebus puzzle spy volumes (Gabriels Moon )so I'm not sure why I'm surprised that this huge collection of journalism (book reviews / think pieces / memoir) is stunningly diverse and quite beautifully expressed -