12 MARCH 1983, page 27

Odd Fish

Francis King Pilgermann Russell Hoban (Cape £7.95) A lthough the events of this novel are set back in the years 1096 to 1095 and culminate in the taking of Jerusalem by the......

A Brave Jill-of-all-trades

Alastair Forbes The Mad Mosaic Gael Elton Mayo (Quartet £9.95) w hen, not long after the end of the war, Robin Fedden started to tell me of his delight in the company of the......