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Lizzie Lights Nan Chauncy (oup 15s). Cliff- Hanging...

set on a craggy lighthouse island off the Tasmanian coast. A tight little community of beacon-keepers dis- plays all the uncomfortable symptoms of Pinter's isolation syndrome......

Non-fiction

People from the Past (Denis Dobson 18s each) presents history in terms of isolated and often bizarrely chosen biographies. Of the latest trio, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is by far......

Ages Seven To Ten

Childhood in Egypt Anne Viccars Barber (Bles 21s). The charm of Mrs Barber's auto- biography rests in its minute scale: illustra- tions show her, half a century ago, self-......