READABLE NOVELS. —W ings of the Morning. By Joan Suther- land. (Hodder
and Stoughton. 7s. net.)—Stories concerned with the events of the last five years must necessarily be in some sort war stories. The main plot of this novel, however, is concerned with circumstances which might have happened at any time, and deals with the life of a large family living in English country and with their friends and relations.—The Secret Battle. By A. P. Herbert. (Methuen. 6s. net.)—A very painful novel showing the terrible effect of allowing highly strung officers to return to the front after their nerve has been affected by their previous experiences. The gallant young hero of the book is shot for cowardice produced by failing of nerve whilst he is serving in an unfit condition. No particular person is to be blamed for the tragedy, which was due to the shortage of both combatant and medical personnel in the life-and-death • Kenneth Dugdale. By Arthur Stanley TurbervIlle. London : Methuen. L7s. net4
struggle in which the nation was engaged.—Alfa Button. By W. A. Darlington. (Herbert Jenkins. 6s. net.)—The adventures of a private in the B.E.F., who becomes possessed of a button made from the metal of Aladdin's talisman, which when it is cleaned for parade purposes summons the authentic Slave of the Lamp. The astounding things brought about by this Familiar for the benefit of the hero and his pal both at the front and on leave make entertaining reading.
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