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Fiction

Missionaries A. N. Wilson The Mosquito Coast Paul Theroux (Hamish Hamilton pp. 392, £7.95) Being human is bad enough. But imagine how much worse it is to be American. This,......

Pecking Order

Caroline Moorehead The Cat and the King Louis Auchincloss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson pp. 183, £6.50) The Christmas Tree Jennifer Johnston (Hamish Hamilton pp. 168, £6.50) The Dark......