I know what you mean, Clare, and if I'm honest, I do find those parts of his books slightly irritating, but they are just a small part of the books. I think it's an affectionate way of teasing his wife, whom he clearly admires in many ways, and I have the impression that, as someone trying to adjust to sight loss in her adult life, she finds it a struggle and makes mistakes. I just glossover all those "blind" bits and enjoy the bits about the cats and about his encounters with the people he meets.
Trish.----- Original Message ----- From: "Clare Gailans" <cgailans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:23 AM Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Death of Derrick Longden
Trish, you have put your finger on why I don't like Deric Longden. Whimsical never works for me. Besides which I found the way he wrote about his blind wife rather unpleasant, though I'm sure it was fondly meant. Along the lines of I had to hurry home as otherwise Aileen would be trying to make tea and pouring it all over the floor. Perhaps she really is that sort of blind person, but would you want it put in a book if you were? None of this stops him from being a lovely man, I'm sure, but I am stopping at two books, or perhaps it was three. Clare----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3204/5951 - Release Date: 06/30/13
