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Exactly What You Mean: The BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick Hardcover – 24 Mar. 2022

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'Sentence by sentence, Ben Hinshaw offers wit, sensitivity and sharp observation. Then slowly the reader sees the grand design - the intricate, braided storylines, sustained with energy and relish. It is entertaining, and something more - truly involving, like a whole novel sequence cleverly condensed' Hilary Mantel

Surrounded by the dramatic beauty of Guernsey, a teenager discovers a secret and finds his betrayal has the power to ruin adult lives. In London, a marriage shot through with infidelity leads to a quest for revenge, resulting in a series of simultaneously comical and catastrophic events. And in California, as wildfires threaten landscapes and lives, a young veteran struggles with the trauma of war, seeking solace at a local ranch.

In this extraordinary debut, a cast of characters grapple with unexpected betrayal, the loss of innocence and the lies we tell. With sharp insight, Ben Hinshaw illuminates the unnerving nature of what it means to grow up, to be a teenager playing at adulthood and an adult playing games.

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Viking
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24 Mar. 2022
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14.4 x 2.4 x 22.2 cm
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0241524717
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978-0241524718
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A surprising and enjoyable read . . .this novel without guardrails stands as a brave debut ― The Times

Virtuosity of technique accompanies keenness of insight and depth of characterisation . . .Hinshaw's impressively accomplished debut puts him in [Tim Winton and Jennifer Egan's] company -- Peter Kemp ― Sunday Times

Ben Hinshaw offers wit, sensitivity and sharp observation . . . the intricate, braided storylines, sustained with energy and relish. It is entertaining, and something more - truly involving -- Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light

A poignant demonstration of the way the past is still folded into the present ― FT

Ben Hinshaw renders ordinary human agonies with extraordinary precision and emotional insight . . . This book is a riveting and beautifully patterned map of the emotional archipelago of longing and learning, loving and leaving -- Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers

Such an incredibly clever idea this, a set of interlinked stories in which people who appear in one turn up in another . . there's a regretful, wistful atmosphere that's compelling. ― Daily Mail

About the Author

Ben Hinshaw is a British-American writer whose short fiction has received an O. Henry Prize and appeared in Granta, Harvard Review, The White Review and elsewhere. He grew up on the island of Guernsey and has also lived in London, Nottingham and Northern California. A former bookseller, he currently lives on Guernsey with his family.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking (24 Mar. 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241524717
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241524718
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.4 x 2.4 x 22.2 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 29,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ms. G. Mckenzie

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I'd read a newspaper review of the book and thought it sounded captivativating and would be an easy read. Please bear in mind, my comments are my personal limitations & experience. Started well, but I'm a slow reader following a head injury, so this made it more difficult to keep going. But, I did, even got to page 102....and gave up. I couldn't bond with any characters and so didn't care what happened to them. The story is disjointed (for me) and puzzled over an entire chapter about legalities in a court case. Baffling. I'm sorry but this wasnt the best for my venture in trying to train my brain to read, concentrate for periods longer. This book will be donated to my village book exchange.

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John Stuart

Great series of short stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2022

Beautiful, evocative and descriptive writing. The author draws heavily on the places that he has lived and visited and captures the essential elements that make places and objects special while drawing the reader (or listener in my case) into each scenario effortlessly.

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James Bookreader

Thought provoking stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2022

This book is presented as a novel, although I would term it an anthology of short stories, loosely connected through the characters in the book.
The writing is imaginative and evocative with the first story portraying adolescent insecurities and anxieties perfectly.
The stories are set in various locations including; Guernsey, France, London and California. I particularly liked the story set in California concerning the fires and the animal sanctuary, which left a lingering sense of sadness.
The story involving the trial, for me, did not work. The style was completely different and I felt it was out of place.
All in all, I would recommend it as an interesting read.

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