. . . AND TELL OF TIMELaura Krey Houghton Mifflin ($2.75).
Next to himself, a novelist's favorite subject is his family history. It is also a subject demanding exceptional talent. Thus, although family novels are among the most plentiful, a really good onea Buddenbrooks or a Forsyte Sagais rare. Run-of-the-mine family novels are likely to hold more interest for fellow members of the family than for strangers a fault which is sometimes due to the fact that the family is dull, more often due to a writer's family discretion.
An interesting sample of the latter is . . . and Tell of...