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Mistress Of Arts

Jonathan Mirsky GEISHA: THE SECRET LIFE OF A VANISHING WORLD by Lesley Downer Headline, £20, pp. 370 Y ou recall the overture from The Mikado followed by the entry of the......

Directing From The Wings

Brian Masters LADIES OF INFLUENCE by A. Susan Williams Allen LanelPenguin, £18.99, pp. 240 A book of undemanding pen-portraits is a rash endeavour. Hester Chapman used to......

Games Of Chance

Forever searching, you must find The piece to fit your jigsaw heart. I offered mine; you said its shape Was nothing like the missing part. Though I would change to make you......