Excerpt from Fragrant Harbor by John Lanchester, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

The day before I moved to London, Michael told me that the business with the staff recommendations shelf had been a scam. He and Amy had switched books so that they could accidentally-on-purpose approach customers they fancied, with their chat-up line already scripted. Amy hated Martin Amis, and Michael had never read a single word Angela Carter had ever written. Kevin, an asexual fatty, had made the only heartfelt choice.

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