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''Paling''s deftly drawn vignettes are frequently funny, sometimes sad and occasionally troubling . . . Borrow a copy from your local library, if you still have one. Better yet, buy it'' Neil Armstrong, Mail on Sunday

''Not only was I captivated by Paling''s lovingly wrought series of pen portraits, I was amused, moved and - perhaps most surprising of all - uplifted'' John Preston, Daily Mail

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