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10 February 2014

Wild at heart: Literary tigers from William Blake to Fiona McFarlane’s The Night Guest

Like so many books about tigers, The Night Guest, by Australian first-time novelist Fiona McFarlane, is a battle to preserve the order and civility of the household from the madness and barbarity outside.

By Philip Maughan

The Night Guest
Fiona McFarlane
Sceptre, 288pp, £14.99

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