12 FEBRUARY 1983, page 20

Born Again

Harriet Waugh People who Knock at the Door Patricia Highsmith (Heinemann £7.95) P atricia Highsmith is a thriller writer who, like John Le Carre, has gained wide acceptance......

Appreciation

Gillian Avery Early Children's Books: A Collector's Guide Eric Quayle (David & Charles £14.95) I n the early 1960s I acquired a fairly repre- sentative collection of......