18 JANUARY 1975, page 21

The Fighting 'fifties

Larry Adler Drew Pearson Diaries 1949-1959 edited by Tyler Abell (Jonathan Cape £7.50) There is no English equivalent of the Superstar Trained Seal. No Drew Pearson, Walter......

Fiction

High sentiment Peter Ackroyd The Last Hours Before Dawn Reg Gadney (Heinemann £2.90) Tug-Of-War Julian Fane (Hamish Hamilton £2.75) The Gypsy's Curse Harry Crews (Secker and......