25 MAY 1991, page 33

Seeking Out The Liverpool Of The East

William Dalrymple A GODDESS IN THE STONES by Norman Lewis Cape, £14.99, pp. 322 D ifferent travel writers search for different grails. Ryszard Kapuscinski is fascinated by......

Raining In My Heart

Patrick Skene Catling DAY OF ATONEMENT by A. Alvarez Cape, £13.99, pp. 221 A . Alvarez's third novel is what Graham Greene would have called an entertainment. It is a good one.......