And When Did You Last See Your F..?
Blake Morrison. Picador USA, $12 (224pp) ISBN 978-0-312-14273-5
British poet Morrison tells of the final days of his father's life. (June)
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Reviewed on: 04/01/1996
Genre: Nonfiction
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