Re: *** Francis

Thelma Roslyn Lubkin wrote in message
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Martin Underwood <a@b> wrote:
The earlier books
are starting to sound a bit dated now, but it's easy to ignore the
references to old cars like Wolseleys (the taxis in Dead Cert) and
Mini Coopers (Nerve).

I *like* books that have become dated. They provide a glimpse
of an earlier time without the straining for authenticity
that I pick up in historical novels.

Yes, perhaps "dated" is the wrong word, because it sounds like a criticism.
They evoke things and attitudes that have changed now - and as such are a
fascinating record. I must admit my brain always throws a spanner in the
works whenever there's a reference to "gay" in the old sense of "happpy" or
"carefree", until I realise, a few microseconds later, that he's not
referring to someone's sexuality!



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