Susanna Clarke's first novel 'Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell,' which took 10 hard years to write has been referred to as a 'Harry Potter for adults' in this
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A novel about gentlemen sorcerers in 19th century England, which has been dubbed "Harry Potter for adults," has made it on to the shortlist of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Book Awards.
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