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Old School Ties

Andrew M. Brown LEADING THE CHEERS by Justin Cartright Sceptre, £16.99, pp. 246 I n his new novel, Justin Cartwright turns his attention to the USA. The narrator, Dan Silas, a......

The First Couple: Ferdinand And Imelda . . .

Tony Gould AMERICA'S BOY by James Hamilton-Paterson Granta, £20, pp. 462 B ook reviewing is not the most reward- ing activity, but just occasionally a book comes along which......