12 SEPTEMBER 1981, page 21

Double-talk

Caroline Moorehead Gorky Park Martin Cruz Smith (Collins pp. 365, £6.95) Dames Elizabeth North (Jonathan Cape pp. 274, £6.95) Original Sins Lisa Alther (The Women's Press Ltd......

Arts

Too many days in the open Peter Ackroyd The Four Seasons ('AA', selected cinemas) 'Here's to us, here's to apple trees, to cheese, to laughter and to life itself'. The Four......