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Missing A Connection

William Scammell ARKANSAS by David Leavitt Little, Brown, £14.99, pp. 198 A merica, home of the private dick, has gone on to pioneer the public dick, which in one of David......

Tapestry Hedges And Knot Gardens

Emma Tennant GARDENING WITH SILK AND GOLD by Thomasina Beck David & Charles, 179.99, pp. 160 L 1979 Thomasina Beck, who is a skilled embroiderer, a keen gardener, and an expert......