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We’re here to help you find that book that you can’t put down, the book you’ll push on all your friends, the book that’ll change your life.

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Inspired by the intoxicating 1990s world of the Yo Inspired by the intoxicating 1990s world of the Young British Artists movement, Exhibition by Alex Hyde tells the story of an intense decades long relationship between two women: photographer Rabble Stone, and an unnamed and now dead celebrity artist. In an absorbing tale that encompasses the Cool Britannia era, female friendship, the concept of muse, sacrifice and things left unspoken, Rabble addresses her friend directly, recalling the twists and turns in their relationship, from a student house share in Brixton to the heights of YBA stardom in London and New York. See link in bio for our review. | 📷 @grantabooks | #Bookstoker #alexhyde #bookclubreads #bookreviewblog #bookswelove #grantabooks #readthisbook
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