26 JANUARY 1974, page 19

Those Barren Leaves

Peter A ckroyd o Pie Will Always Be Kind Wilfred Sheed iw eidenfeld and Nicholson £2.75) reci. At Gunter's Pamela Haines (Heinemann 2 .25) 1 ,n The Springtime Of The Year Susan......

Desert Songs

Quentin Bell The Purple Heart Throbs, the Sub-Literature of Love Rachel Anderson (Hodder and Stoughton £2.95) One falls upon this book with horrid delight, a relish which is......