1 SEPTEMBER 2001, page 40

A Gentle Firebrand

Peter Oborne C.L.R. JAMES: CRICKET, THE CARIBBEAN AND WORLD REVOLUTION by Farrukh Dhondy Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £20, pp.205, ISBN 0297646133 C .L.R. James is cherished in......

Love Beside The Sea

Francis King A FUNNY OLD YEAR by Alan Brownjohn Dewi Lewis, £8.99, pp. 192, ISBN 1899235639 h e 'funny old year' that gives its title to this shrewd and entertaining novel is......