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Fairytale In Purple Prose

Claudia FitzHerbert DIANA by Julie Burchill Weidenfeld, £20, pp. 256 N ever mind not judging a book by its cover, Julie Burchill's Diana is a warning not to judge a book by the......

Men Seven Feet High

Nigel Nicol son BATTLE FOR EMPIRE: THE VERY FIRST WORLD WAR, 1756-63 by Tom Pocock Michael O'Mara, £20, pp. 271 T his book fell open on its last page, and there I read Tom......

Behind Closed Doors

Andra Linklater THE JURYMAN'S TALE by Trevor Grove Bloomsbury, £11.99, pp. 278 Imo H owever long the trial, however dramatic the testimony, the crucial moment for a juror comes......