16 FEBRUARY 2008, page 51

The Slave In The Next Room

Charlotte Moore C oUNTING THE S TARS by Helen Dunmore Fig Tree, £16.99, pp. 274, ISBN 9780670917068 ✆ £13.59 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 Roman,’ declares Catullus, the poet......

All At Sea In Shanghai

Olivia Cole M Y F AvoURITE W IFE by Tony Parsons HarperCollins, £17.99, pp. 374, ISBN 9780007226481 ✆ £14.39 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 T he conquering white male, guiltily......