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Pity

by Andrew McMillan

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · September 21, 2025

Contains Strong Language Festival, Bradford

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A debut novel following three generations of a Yorkshire mining family, exploring themes of masculinity and post-industrial decline.

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