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Books

Thought for food Hilary Mantel THE RITUALS OF DINNER by Margaret Visser Viking, £17.99, pp.448 W e shall begin,' Margaret Visser says cooly, 'with a brief look at cannibal-......

Of Our C's Wild, Restless Life

Charles Maclean SPRING STREET SUMMER by Christopher Hudson Viking, £16.99, pp.259 T here's something irresistible about a quest. When it shapes a book, provided we find......