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Pip Williams: Dictionary of Lost Words (2022, Penguin Random House) 4 stars

Sarah never insisted on conversation and was unusually clumsy with small talk - she once responded to a comment on the weather by explaining the relationship between barometric pressure and rain - so our journey was silent for the crunch of gears and the occasional disparaging comment about other people's driving.

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Ah, recognizable... I know someone who might actually start explaining the relationship between barometric pressure and rain, on hearing someone comment on the weather.