Book review: This Living and Immortal Thing

US-based, Irish oncologist Austin Duffy has just released his debut novel, which despite being about cancer has lots of laugh-out-loud moments, writes Sue Leonard.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2016 - 00:00

Review: Sue Leonard

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