15 OCTOBER 1988, page 42

Unassuagable Sense Of Loss

Anita Brookner THE HIGH ROAD by Edna O'Brien Weidenfeld & Nicolson, L10.95, pp.180 E dna O'Brien's new novel is best read as a gloss on her earlier work. All the familiar......

Gripping Yarns About Grand Girls

Eric Christiansen BOADICEA'S CHARIOT: THE WARRIOR QUEENS by Antonia Fraser Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £14.95, pp. 383 E veryone knows about Boadicea', claims the authoress. 'Every......