17 NOVEMBER 1928, Page 29

THE HINGE OF HEAVEN. By Stephena Cockrell. (Chatto and Windus.

7s. 6d.)—The tasteful binding and decoratiOn-rd !ilia novel iggelit that it. possesses the Cranford type, f charm and though the Seale is far away Virginia, expectations are not belied: is the simple tale of a girl and her grandmother in a small country town, who, reduced in circumstances, start, with the aid of a richer girl friend, an antique business. The enterprise not only justifies itself commeicially, but leads to marriage for both girls. The story contains five well realized and contrasted characters, and Miss Cockrell's delicate art and humour invest it with an idyllic atmosphere.