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A Ghastly Crew

Penelope Lively FOOLISH MORTALS by Jennifer Johnston Headline Review, £14.99, pp. 250, ISBN 9780755330522 © £11.99 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 Jennifer Johnston is adept at......

Relishing The Death Throes

Robert Salisbury THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE by Piers Brendon Cape, £25, pp. 800, ISBN 9780224062220 £20 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 piers Brendon does not......