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Rise And Fall

Benny Green Farewell the Trumpets James Morris (Faber E9.50) When Pax Britannica first appeared, it seemed to me so brilliant a piece of work that I feared for its author's......

Other-worldly

Francis King Light on a Honeycomb David Pownall (Faber £4.95) In the past I have never had any difficulty in understanding David Pownall's novels. But Light on a Honeycomb had......