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In The Last Dickens, Matthew Pearl (The Dante Club, The Poe Shadow) addresses one of the great mysteries of literary history: the lost ending of Charles Dickens's final book. Pearl constructs a riveting novel alive with period detail and a plot with a twist of its own. In this exclusive essay, he describes his research and one surprising discovery.

You don't become known as a kitchen goddess by sacrificing taste and quality to time. If you're looking for a weeknight meal that's full of flavor and short on hassle, check out this simple, zesty dish from Nigella Lawson: http://www.borders.com/online/store/ArticleView_reclinguine.

Watch Nigella Prepare It on Borders Kitchen:
http://www.bordersmedia.com/borderskitchen/lawson

More from the Borders Recipe File:
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