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Sailors' Wives. By Warner Fabian. (Stanley Paul. 7s. 6d. net.)—The

" sailors " of the title are no mariners, but American husbands who venture out into a world of varied interests leaving their womenfolk at home in peril of ennui and varied degrees of flirtation. The story of a rather unusu- ally interesting flapper who lives among sailors' wives is told in brisk Americanese, and, though it overstresses the importance of sex in life, is full of acute observation and interest.