"It was a wet evening in Paris. On the slate roofs of the big boulevards and on the small mansards of the Latin quarter, the rain kept up a ceaseless patter. Outside the Crillon and the George V, the doormen were whistling taxis out of the darkness, then running with umbrellas to hold over the fur-clad guests at they climbed in. The huge open space of the place de la Concorde was glimmering black and silver in the downpour."The opening paragraph of Devil May Care, the new James Bond n0vel by Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming (I've just read the first chapter and that's an important distinction).
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Interesting credit--"Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming". Didn't the previous post-Fleming Bond authors (John Gardner, Kingsley Amis, that that other guy I can't remember) at least write under their own names?
You love your Cardu. So that book is out. Intersting. May have to check it out.
Mmmm...yummy to both!
Do you read Pat's blog Milli Fiori Flavoriti? She just took a trip to Ireland and has an entry on Guinness.....do you know anyone who likes it??? ;) She's listed on my sidebar if you want to go take a look.
May I suggest a slight change? The single malt remains but for an alternate title, try Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff.
(Ruff's Bad Monkeys web site is a hoot.)
http://www.myspace.com/bymattruff
Have you tried Highland Park?
That'd be interesting reading a book with someone writing as someone else. Does he just ape the style, or come up with something fresh?
Hmm. Sounds like how I do my evenings in Paris! ;)
Welcome back! I can't wait to read the posts about your recent trip...Some great photos....
Popping in to check on your current state...still blessed, I see! ...that's good! :)
Hey, I've missed your smiling face! Thanks for adding it to my guest book, dear friend. :)
Great suggestions everyone!
As for the book, he is definitely writing AS Ian Fleming, as an homage I guess. It's an interesting premise and so far it's really working.
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