European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Books Katharine Hepburn shares her life in Long awaited Meby Kathleen Silvassy United press International two shoulder operations a a right foot which does no to work All that Well a Eye surgery and a stiff Back make up one Katharine Hepburn. Four Academy awards and a celebrated six decade career on stage and screen make up another. Guess which one she decided to write about the hoopla and hype have been going on for several months now about what has been billed As a an International publishing events a Hepburn finally talking Hepburn her childhood her Early years As an actress her movie roles her loves and especially her relationship with Spencer Tracy. However readers looking for the latest dish a la entertainment tonight or the daytime talk shows Are in for a Surprise in Hepburn a autobiography me stories of my life. Knopf 418 pages while the world renowned actress Speaks her mind a As she a done All her life a she docs so with polish professionalism and panache. The voice is her own but the tone is the narrators. We learn much about her childhood and grow ing up years with the kind of Forward thinking parents every child should have her College years at Bryn mawr her first foray into theater her a first films her a Box office Poison period and her re a merging Triumph with the Philadelphia Story in 1939. Her views of her movies Are relegated to Short takes of several paragraphs that leave us longing for a More extensive treatment but As she says a a in be made 43 pictures. When i left Hollywood i expected that i would remember most of the pictures and the people who were in them. Well the fact is i done to in a trying to but i  of All those Short term memories however she reserves a few special ones for John Wayne her co Star in the 1975 movie rooster Cogburn perhaps one of the most touching eulogies Ever written about the Duke. And Spence her discourse on the love of her life finally shows up on Page 389 a you May think you be waited a Long time. But lets face it so did i. I was 33.�?� and its More a journey into the meaning of the word love than a blow by blow account of their 27 years together. File Katharine Hepburn talks Hepburn in her new autobiography me stories of my  Over water fun but predictable by Brian e. Crowley Cox news service one of the authors that i most look Forward to Reading is Ken Follett. Eye of the Needle the key to Rebecca the Man from St. Petersburg the pillars of the Earth none of these books has disappointed me. So it was with considerable eagerness that i began Folly tto a newest novel. Night Over water. William Morris 400 pages and for the first time Follett left me bit disappointed. Yet on its own level. Night Over wafer is a very entertain ing Book that Many will enjoy. I just expect More depth and Challenge from Follett. It is 1939, and the War in Europe is about to begin. While thousands crowd cruise ships leaving England for the United states a Small group of unusual passengers has boarded the new luxurious pan american Clipper. Folletts a Orient express is the Boeing b-314, a seaplane that had a Brief career As a transoceanic Airliner beginning shortly before world War ii and ending just weeks after the War began. The trip across the Ocean took 30 hours compared to five Days by ship. The plane was capable of carrying 40 passengers. In Comfort and elegance the Boeing b-314 a was equal to the fabulous Ocean liners. There were thick carpets soft lighting velvet fabrics Smithing colors and deep upholstery. Every need was catered to there was constant food and drink whatever you wanted appeared As if by magic just when you wanted it curtained bunks at bedtime fresh strawberries at  the Central plot involves Eddie Deakin the planets Engineer just before Takeoff Deakin receives an ominous message. If he does no to Force the plane to land in a particular location his pregnant wife who has been kidnapped will be killed. Deakin will get further instructions from a passenger on Board the plane. Follett is not one to keep his Story that simple. There Are lots of interesting subplots involving a Host of passengers. Each of these characters is perfectly crafted by Follett. Each is credible and interesting. And Follett continues to be impressive not Only with his grasp of interesting detail but also with his adept Way of filtering it through his Story to make it interesting and not burdensome. What makes night Over wafer disappointing is that it is entirely too predictable. There Are none of the surprises that Follett likes to Spring. There is none of the Edge. But id still recommend it. Night Over water is fun but Follett has spoiled his fans into expecting a bit  Story frights from the terror Czar by Kathleen Ostrander up just when you thought you be read the scariest of series the car of terrors comes along with a Book with tales to make you Citi Ige behind the chair with the lights on for Day s. Four past Midnight is four stories of suspense that show Stephen King at some of his most Brilliant. Signet 744 pages listen up frequent fliers a the Langeliers is a Story you la not forget in a Long time. A group of passengers awakes to find some of their fellow fliers including the Crew have been vaporized. Although All else appears Normal they touch Down at the Airport to find a strangely two dimensional world a there is no depth no sense of smell it is As if the world is constructed of cardboard. Then the time travellers realize they be somehow passed through a crack in the sky and entered the world where the Langeliers. Those furry critters who eat anything out of place in time Are fast approaching. They begin a flight Back to their own time w Arp a and realize in More w ays than one a you can t go Home again. It s enough to make you take a bus. The Sun dog is a favorite Stephen King theme with the unexpected twists that make him Ever frightful. Kevin Delevan Only wanted a Polaroid for his birthday but when it hits the table and goes slightly Askew so do the lives of the people he knows. The family is disgusted when after the fall every picture seems to be a mad dog. But As Kevin flips through the pictures he notices the dog is getting slightly closer each time. By the time the dog and the camera bite the big one so does an avaricious Money Lender who thinks he can capitalize on the emerging Beasty. A stirring tale of modern machines possessed by demons. The stars and stripes Book department says All three books Are available in its bookstores Page 8 a sunday november 24. 1991