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‘I always come across sentences and think: “Damn, I wish I had come up with that”’ ... Derek Owusu. Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Observer
‘I always come across sentences and think: “Damn, I wish I had come up with that”’ ... Derek Owusu. Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Observer
DerekOwusu
Fri 11 Dec 2020 05.00 EST
Last modified on Fri 11 Dec 2020 06.20 EST
The book I am currently reading
The Testament
of Mary by Colm Tóibín. It hooked me from the first page. The writing is calming and gentle. I’m not sure why I took so long to get to it.