Tag Archives: 1960s fiction

Lisa and Co. – Jilly Cooper

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Ela

(Corgi e-book: stories from 1967-1981, collected 1981) This is an entertaining if rather dated collection of short stories about love and loss; dated because of the attitudes on display towards working women, and those of the women themselves, who seem … Continue reading →

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The Clocks – Agatha Christie

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Ela

(HarperCollins 2002, originally published 1963) This is one of Christie’s later books, and although it features her famous detective, Hercule Poirot, he is really only a minor character, with most of the narration and detection being undertaken by one Colin … Continue reading →

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The Instant Enemy – Ross Macdonald

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Ela

This book begins immediately at the Sebastian house, where Keith and Bernice’s daughter Alexandria, more commonly known as Sandy, has gone missing, along with her father’s shotgun and a box of ammunition. Keith Sebastian has hired Lew Archer to find … Continue reading →

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