16 NOVEMBER 1996, page 51

More Than Just William

Kate Grimond MARTHA'S ARK by Charlotte Moore Arrow, £5.99, pp. 359 T here is an Aga here — let that be said. It is old and gives off fumes and the cats sit near it and the......

Having The Last Word

Laurence Lerner THIS WILD DARKNESS: THE STORY OF MY DEATH by Harold Brodkey Fourth Estate, £14.99, pp. 177 The poetry of being recognised and accepted as an important writer in......

Splinters And Doodles

Francis King CRUISING PARADISE by Sam Shepard Seeker, £15.99, pp. 242 A few writers — Chekhov, Pirandello and Maugham at once come to mind have achieved equal distinction in......