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A Life Of Chatty Desperation

Francis King THE WOMAN WHO TALKED TO HERSELF by A. L. Barker Hutchinson, £11.95, pp. 186 T he author subtitles this 'An articu- lated novel'; and certainly it fulfils one......

Not Just A Pretty Face

Peter Black GRAND INQUISITOR by Robin Day Weidenfeld and Nicolson, £14.95, pp.296 -wats■•■=ra L ord Rees-Mogg, an old buddy from Oxford, declared that Sir Robin Day 'had done......

Journey Without Maps

Patrick Pender-Cudlip THE VISION OF ELENA SILVES by Nicholas Shakespeare Collins Harvill, £11 .95, pp.250 S endero Luminoso, The Shining Path, is one of the nastiest and most......