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by Tony Robinson (£25, HB, Little, Brown Book Group) Labelled a heretic, Father Asser’s days are numbered as he awaits his death in a papal prison in Rome. But in a twist of fate, he is saved by Cardi

Tales of the uncanny from a master of ambiguity

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Lives and how to live them

Having made a shocking discovery, was Clare’s own life now in danger?