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Pedantic Pooter-ish cuckold he may be, but Graham Underhill also does duty as a finely-tuned satirical vehicle. Like a 4x4 driver let loose in a wildflower meadow, Segnit cuts a swathe through the solemnity of British nature writing.
Into Graham's oddly eloquent notes on the rocks, flowers and fables of his stamping-grounds intrudes the strange tale of a second marriage to a volcanic Bengali beauty. As it blooms on terrain between The Archers and Nabokov, this debut reveals a talent worth tracking, wherever it strides next.
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