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A Bas La Difference!

Zenga Longmore DEAD SEXY by Kathy Lette Simon & Schuster,114.99, pp. 341, ISBN 074324804X K. athy Lette's latest novel begins with a zany one-liner: 'How can we win the sex war......

When Believing Is Not All There Is To Seeing

Allan Mallinson How TO READ A CHURCH by Richard Taylor Rider, £10, pp. 250, ISBN 1844130533 T n his 100-page introduction to the Collins Guide to the Parish Churches of England......

Question Mark Over Cuba

Hugh Thomas THE REAL FIDEL CASTRO by Leycester Coltman Yale, £25, pp. 335, ISBN 0300101880 I n the United States several diplomats have written profound books about countries......