A review by camerontrost
A La Carte: In the Company of Authors by Antonia Fraser, George Mackay Brown, Angela Keys, Diana, Doris Lessing, William Trever, Deborah Moggach, Bill James, Jeffrey Archer, Princess of Wales, Ruth Rendell

3.0

A charity anthology featuring a mix of genres, with a number of suspense stories. For those who follow my reviews, you won't be surprised to know that Ruth Rendell's contribution was among my favourites. "Paperwork" is a touching tale of a child growing up in a cold home with grandparents and returning years later upon inheriting the house with a decision to make. Antonia Fraser's "The Case of the Parr Children" (with Jemina Shore investigating) is the only mystery story, and it's a ripper. Julian Symons offers "The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring", an enjoyable suspense tale about a gentleman with an "overheated imagination". Probably not a book you're going to hunt around for but worth picking up if you stumble across it at a garage sale.