Distinctions of Class A Burgh Distinctions of Class Chatto & Windus 532pp £10.95 0-7011-3192-6.
[Illegible word] Burgh's novel is an ideal Christmas present for anyone who loves 'to curl up with a good book'. It is the story of Jane, a working class nurse who marries a peer of the realm only to find herself demoralised and miserable in the world of her upper class in-laws. The destruction of her self- confidence and her struggles to survive in this hostile society make compulsive reading.