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Locals fear the fast-growing plant which has taken root in Brickfields Park, Worcester, will decrease the value of their homes, and say the council has ignored their pleas for help.

The aggressive plant can spread across a propertys land and make it unsaleable as it can make it difficult for buyers to get a mortgage on the property.

In this retelling of the myth of Apollo and Daphne, author Mark Prins has written an engrossing psychological thriller. "The Latinist" by Mark Prins; W.W. Norton (352 pages, $26.95) ———

In this retelling of the myth of Apollo and Daphne, author Mark Prins has written an engrossing psychological thriller. "The Latinist" by Mark Prins; W.W. Norton (352 pages, $26.95) ———

In this retelling of the myth of Apollo and Daphne, author Mark Prins has written an engrossing psychological thriller. "The Latinist" by Mark Prins; W.W. Norton (352 pages, $26.95) ———

In this retelling of the myth of Apollo and Daphne, author Mark Prins has written an engrossing psychological thriller. "The Latinist" by Mark Prins; W.W. Norton (352 pages, $26.95) ———

In this retelling of the myth of Apollo and Daphne, author Mark Prins has written an engrossing psychological thriller. "The Latinist" by Mark Prins; W.W. Norton (352 pages, $26.95) ———

Set in the claustrophobic world of academia, Mark Prins debut novel is saturated with references to Classical mythology and, like the best thrillers, is ingenious in its sinister simplicity.

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