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Loved Him, Hated Her

James Walton IN EVERY FACE I MEET by Justin Cartwright Sceptre, £15.99, pp. 218 T he situation of Justin Cartwright's main character is one familiar in contem- porary fiction.......

Life Support?

Death, in passing, called on you today Hoping to have a friendly word, no doubt, But couldn't reach your bed for the array Of electronic gubbins ranged about. But doubtless......

The Way Is All So Very Plain

Jonathan Keates MORTAL SINS by David McLaurin Duckworth, £14.99, pp. 250 I n the days, now long gone, of the land- lady and the boarding house, a selling- point calculated to......

Weigh Thy Words In A Balance

P. J. Kavanagh THE REDRESS OF POETRY by Seamus Heaney Faber, £14.99, pp. 196 T here is a luminosity about this book which justifies its rather mysterious title. It sets out to......