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More Than Just William
Kate Grimond MARTHA'S ARK by Charlotte Moore Arrow, £5.99, pp. 359 T here is an Aga here — let that be said. It is old and gives off fumes and the cats sit near it and the......
Having The Last Word
Laurence Lerner THIS WILD DARKNESS: THE STORY OF MY DEATH by Harold Brodkey Fourth Estate, £14.99, pp. 177 The poetry of being recognised and accepted as an important writer in......
Splinters And Doodles
Francis King CRUISING PARADISE by Sam Shepard Seeker, £15.99, pp. 242 A few writers — Chekhov, Pirandello and Maugham at once come to mind have achieved equal distinction in......