13 MARCH 1976, page 24

Big Women

Francis King Five Sisters edited and translated by Barbara Alpern Engel and Clifford N. Rosenthal (Weidenfeld and Nicolson £6.50) Fathers and Daughters Cathy Porter (Virago in......

Falling Stars

John Graham The Decline of American Political Leadership Richard Reeves (Hutchinson 0.95) Jerry Ford, failed football coach, and Ronnie Reagan, failed film star, sat beside each......