[ebooktalk] Re: Rosamund Lupton.

  • From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
  • To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:24:38 +0100

Anyone care to outline what kind of fiction she writes?  I must confess to be 
still struggling rather with Geraldine Brooks.  Part of it is language. I don't 
believe any cook in the 17th century would ever have said, :I now the heft of 
every knife in this kitchen".  It's a bit like those female American writers of 
historical fiction who think they create the language of the 15th century by 
inserting the word "Do" before every active verb.    
On 10 Jun 2013, at 17:54, Shell wrote:

> I think you might enjoy Sister David, though you do have to be on top of 
> things at the end as Steve says.  I think it's much more up your street 
> though.
> Shell.
> 
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> From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 3:58 PM
> To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Rosamund Lupton.
> 
> > I read "Afterwards" and really struggled with it for many reasons.  It would
> > take a good deal of persuasion for me to try reading Lupton again.
> > 
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Clare Gailans
> > Sent: 10 June 2013 12:03
> > To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Rosamund Lupton.
> > 
> > Trish, I have Sister and will try it now as you say it is so much better. I
> > thought all the out-of-body business in Afterwrds spoilt what was otherwise
> > a good book. Clare 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> >

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