20 MAY 1995, page 42

The Vision Thing

Matthew Parris THINGS TO COME: THE TORIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY by John Patten Sinclair-Stevenson, i1Z99, pp. 255 I like and admire John Patten and had hoped there would be plenty......

Problems Of A Duel Personality

Albert Read SO I AM GLAD by A. L. Kennedy Cape, £9.99, pp. 282 A . L. Kennedy is rated by Granta, among others, as one of the promising young novelists of her generation. After......