3 NOVEMBER 1984, page 26
Love And Rage
Harriet Waugh Watson's Apology Beryl Bainbridge (Duckworth £8.95) A her most enjoyable, Beryl Bain- bridge writes of the hidden springs of anarchy that bedevil the least......
Pretty Polly
Mary Hope Flaubert's Parrot Julian Barnes (Jonathan Cape £8.50) T he trouble with dealing with Flaubert's Parrot is that Julian Barnes, clever fellow, has usually beaten you to......