How To Read A Novel: A User's Guide 'This is a truly important book: no noval reader should travel the fictional road without it.'
JOHN SUTHERLAND, CRITIC AND LITERARY GUIDE
HOW TO READ AN ENDORSEMENT:
A USER'S GUIDE
There are two approaches: If you're a trusting soul, treat an endorsement as you would the icing on a birthday cake - dip your finger into it, taste and pay up. If you're a suspicious kind of person, treat it as you would the cheese on the mousetrap and keep your hand on your wallet. I'd advise suspicion. (see Chapter 7)