18 AUGUST 1984, page 22

God's Other Englishmen

Eric Christiansen The Experience of Defeat Christopher Hill (Faber & Faber £12.50) T he consequences of defeat are some- times terrible. They are not always so, and may even be......

The Sins Of The Mothers

Sarah Bradford Deceived with Kindness: a Bloomsbury Childhood Angelica Garnett (Chatto & Windus £9.95) 'Clhildren begin by loving their parents; %..../after a time they judge......