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A Case Of Black And White

Michael Carlson RIGHT AS RAIN by George Pelecanos Orion, £16.99, £9.99, pp. 298, ISBN 0575071702 W ashington DC is two cities. Obscured within the one, administered by the......

More Than Forty Shades Of Green

Christopher Nobbs BEING IRISH: ONE HUNDRED PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON IRISH IDENTITY TODAY edited by Paddy Logue Oak Tree Press, Dublin, £14.95, pp. 279, ISBN 1860761763 M ost of......

Cleeve Abbey

The walls of hand-hewn stone where plaster fell gave up the secrets of their masons' care some centuries ago. The office bell that measured out the daily round of prayer has......