22 OCTOBER 1927, Page 41

THE HOOP. By J. C. Snaith. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s.

6d.)—There are no half-measures about Mr. Snaith's novel, The Hoop, in which he paints both his characters and the background of his heroine's life in distinctly crude colours. The author appears to revel in the bigness of his heroine, both physically and artistically ; but the story, though vigorous, will be found rather strong meat by the fastidious.