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This week’s bestselling books – July 12

NONFICTION 1 The Life of Dai by Dai Henwood and Jaquie Brown (HarperCollins, $39.99) From an epic review by Steven O’Meagher, a fellow traveller on the long, hard cancer road: “This personal history of Wellington-born comedian Dafydd Henwood, better loved as Dai, is a timely, necessary and relevant companion for those diagnosed with cancer, their […]

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