13 AUGUST 1977, page 21

Unhappy Fairytale

Nigel Dempster Margaret, Princess Without a Cause Willi Frischauer (Michael Joseph £4.25) The British are reputed to be third in the world league of per capita purchasers of......

Acting Out

Peter Ackroyd A Loving Eye Janice Elliott (Hodder and Stoughton £4.25) If you're going to write family 'sagas', or turn somebody's life into a mixture of sex and anguish, then......