THE PRISM.  By Jennifer Lash.  Doubleday, $3.95.  March 8.

Well received on its publication in Great Britain, this novel concerns a young egg-head monk who has to learn to love people.  For the most part, Miss Lash avoids the temptation to sensationalize her material; doing so would have marred the quiet plot.

                       ---------------Kenneth L. Brown

Note:  Dragonfly Corsage
          by Rene Lalique
          c. 1897-98