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Beefing Up The Bible

Elisa Segrave ONLY HUMAN by Jenny Diski Virago, £14.99, pp. 215 ACCORDING TO MARY: THE LIFE OF MARY MAGDALENE by Marianne Fredriksson, translated by Joan Tate Orion, £16.99, pp.......

Recent Publications From France

Anita Brookner I t would seem that non-fiction — or life — is taking over from fiction in France this year. The outstanding book, which held its own against more recent......