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==Historical fiction==
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|author=Tim Murgatroyd
|title=Breaking Bamboo
|rating=3
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=Summer 1266, Nancheng in Central China and Doctor Shih is struggling to cope with the monsoon season, when he gets a midnight summons to Peacock Hill: ancient palace complex and now home to the Pacification Commissioner, his wife, concubines and various officials and hangers on. Wang Ting-bo's only son and heir is apparently dying and all the great and good of the medical guild are unable to save him. They recommend the employment of magicians in the hope of driving out the evil spirits.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905802382</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Kieran McMullen
