Paperback picks: The Luminaries

Mystery and intrigue in 1800s New Zealand

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Paperback picks: The Luminaries

The Luminaries

by Eleanor Catton (Granta, £9.99)

Gold-Rush fever in 19th century New Zealand is the setting for last year’s Booker Prize winner, and the intricate, vividly written plot makes for a page-turning read lit up by 12 characters who are connected by astrology, murder and mystery.

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