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In December 2016, the writers and book critics of the UK newspaper The Guardian listed the year's hidden gems that readers may have missed.

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Hidden gems of 2016: the best books you may have missed

The original article in the British newspaper The Guardian, published online on December 18, 2016.

The memory stones

Caroline Brothers.
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"a lyrical portrait of brutality" - Anita Sethi

The memory stones

Caroline Brothers.
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The fortunes

Peter Ho Davies.
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"a novel about hybridity and reinvention, about home and its loss" - Alex Clark

The fortunes

Peter Ho Davies.
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The mare

Mary Gaitskill.
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"a riveting, painful account of different varieties of wealth, of privilege, of 'having'" - Alex Clark

The mare

Mary Gaitskill.
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The mare

Mary Gaitskill.
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What belongs to you

Garth Greenwell.
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"its exquisite and delicate prose contrasts with the rawness and violence of its action" - Alex Clark

What belongs to you

Garth Greenwell.
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