Book review: Purity

JONATHAN FRANZEN , was the first novelist to appear on the cover of Time Magazine in 20 years. He has turned up the pace a notch in his latest novel, Purity.

Sat, 10 Oct, 2015 - 01:00

Review: Richard Fitzpatrick

Jonathan Franzen

Fourth Estate, €22.00

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