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Ease

Patrick Gale. Plume Books, $7.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-525-48438-7

In this ``captivating'' first novel, a playwright moves to a seedy section of London, where she befriends unusual neighbors. ``The action, however fast paced and convincing, is secondary to the richness and vitality of the characterization, the authenticity of setting and dialogue,'' praised PW. (Jan.)