3 OCTOBER 1981, page 22

Trans-arabia

James Cameron Among the Believers V. S. Naipaul (Deutsch pp. 400, £7.95) The affinity of uppercrust Islam with the old Brits of the brave Imperial days was understandable if not......

Land Benighted

Richard West Too Late to Turn Back Barbara Greene (Settle & Bendall pp. 205, £7.95) It is now almost 50 years since young Barbara Greene and her cousin Graham set off to walk......