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Chloë Ashby

Tony Tetro at home with a forged Chagall (Coleman Beltrami)

The secrets of a master art forger

Con/Artist: The Life and Crimes of the World’s Greatest Art Forger by Tony Tetro and Giampiero Ambrosi reviewed

By Chloë Ashby

Kamila Shamsie

A complicated bond

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie reviewed

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An ill wind in Buenos Aires

Portrait of an Unknown Lady by María Gainza reviewed

By Chloë Ashby

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That sinking feeling

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka reviewed

By Chloë Ashby

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Wrapped up in satire, a serious lesson about the fine line between success and scandal

Making Nice by Ferdinand Mount reviewed

By Chloë Ashby

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Barcelona Dreaming by Rupert Thomson reviewed

By Chloë Ashby

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An independent observer

Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri reviewed

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