Whipped Cream. By Geoffrey Moss. (Hutchinson. 7s. 6d. net).-It would
be a great mistake to judge by the beginning of this novel that it consisted of all " whip " and no
" cream." The opening is so impressionistic that it is a little difficult to follow, while the account of the house party at which the preliminary incident takes place is rather confused. The interesting feature of the book is a detailed psychological study of the temperament of Lindy Hawkins-a woman of amoral character. Mr. Moss has deliberately deprived himself of the romantic background which made Sweet Pepper such attractive reading, and substituted that prosaic place, modern London, with all its feverishly gay accessories. But it is by the analysis of the character of Lindy that the book stands or falls, and the author is successful in making her a living human being and in maintaining the sympathies of the reader lbr her, in spite of the fact that it is impossible for her to keep straight. Owing to the very nature of the plot, the book must he noted as being what the Cinema World would describe as " For Adults Only " ; but the sex catastrophe is set forth plainly and decently. Mr. Geoffrey Moss writes in his usual breathless, hurried, modem style, which has a certain effect on the nerves of his readers. His method however is very success- ful in his picture of the conventional, kind-hearted and gallant General who is the victim of Lindy's temperament.
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