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On Chapel Sands - reading group guide

Waterstones Book of the Month for April 2020

A deeply moving story of family and community that is striking and unforgettable, On Chapel Sands is part-true crime narrative, part-investigation into the subjectivity of memory and part-witness to a vanishing provincial way of life.

Why not start reading with your Zoom book club with Vintage’s reading group discussion pack, available here.

More about Laura Cumming
Laura Cumming is the art critic for the Observer. Previously, she was a presenter of Nightwaves on Radio 3, arts producer for the BBC World Service and arts editor of the New Statesman. Her previous books include A Face to the World: On Self-Portraits and The Vanishing Man: In Pursuit of Velázquez, which both received widespread critical acclaim.

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