Book Critic: Claire Mabey shares her picks

Update: 2025-12-02

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Let's chat books now and our critic Claire Mabey has some excellent offerings - especially if you're thinking of books for Christmas: Good Things Come and Go by Josie Shapiro Wrapping Things by Linda Burgess Lockett and Wilde books by Lucy Strange and Pam Smy

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Book Critic: Claire Mabey shares her picks

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Book Critic: Claire Mabey shares her picks

Book Critic: Claire Mabey shares her picks