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Farthing reminds me intensely of Peter Dickinson, who had some upperclass British "alternate histories" of his own with King and Joker and Skeleton-in-Waiting. Alternating viewpoints between the daughter's and the man from Scotland Yard's works nicely to give us a multi-dimensional picture of Walton's England -- lets us see behind some curtains and around corners. What we find behind the civilized facade is very, very frightening. Highly recommended.
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Vergessene Schuld by Peter Temple
Kate Yule, November 15, 2009
German translation of "Bad Debts", the first of Temple's Jack Irish books.Spur Ins Nichts by Peter Temple
Kate Yule, November 15, 2009
Translation of "Black Tide", the second of Temple's Jack Irish books.Farthing by Jo Walton
Kate Yule, October 5, 2006
Farthing reminds me intensely of Peter Dickinson, who had some upperclass British "alternate histories" of his own with King and Joker and Skeleton-in-Waiting. Alternating viewpoints between the daughter's and the man from Scotland Yard's works nicely to give us a multi-dimensional picture of Walton's England -- lets us see behind some curtains and around corners. What we find behind the civilized facade is very, very frightening. Highly recommended.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)