Article: Book review: Altar Ego by Kathy Lette - Lette down by her ego; Her new novel may be rude, witty and entertaining, but Kathy Lette's just retreading the same old ground, says KATIE WEITZ.(Features)

At what point does a prolific writer becomes a pointless bore? Exactly how many novels do you have to write before the well of inspiration dries up and plots turn into variations on a well-worn theme?

These were the questions running through my mind as I waded through Kathy Lette's new novel, Altar Ego.

From such dazzling heights as Foetal Attraction, Mad Cows and The Llama Parlour, the sabre-tongued Miss Lette has taken an enormous step down into the cavern of comfort writing. She ...

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