London Belongs to Me (Penguin Modern Classics)

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La trama de la historia es sencilla, pero muy interesante; los personajes están bien elaborados y el final está bien logrado. Necesito más finales como ese, con un toque de esperanza.

Though I have to say, even as a non-native english speaker I did find some typos, but meh, who cares. Ware, Gareth (4 March 2013). "OMD: Of All The Thing We've Made: 'Dazzle Ships' At 30". DIY. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016 . Retrieved 21 May 2021. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) This was another author I was unaware of and probably would have remained so but for Christopher Fowler's Book of Forgotten Authors. Not only did I really enjoy the book but I was also interested to find out about the author - made Controller of Television at the BBC in 1947, his three-year reign saw TV licence numbers rise from 31000 to 656000. He then left the BBC and was instrumental in setting up the new Independent Television Network, which broke the BBC's monopoly. Elementary education. What does the taxpayer get for it? What does anyone get for it? What do teachers do?' But Alex is not the only great character in the novel. I'm still in awe how the author managed to create the side characters just perfectly. Their depth is truly fantastic and makes it possible to understand each of their motives, even of Olivia, our main antagonist.The residents of a South London boarding house rally to the defense of a young neighbor accused of murder. No one in Dulcimer Street knew anything about Mrs. Vizzard's private life. Indeed, at first glance, it seemed that there couldn't be any. But it was there, alright. And pretty highly coloured. Mrs. Vizzard was a Spiritualist.

felt mildly annoyed by Alex's choices; for much of the book, she didn't even attempt to combat her mental and ( mostly) physical opponentsBloomsbury.com. "Bloomsbury - Norman Collins - Norman Collins". www.bloomsbury.com . Retrieved 16 January 2018. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Collins, Norman Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (onlineed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/30955. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) I also loved the setting being in London. I’ve never traveled internationally so I felt like I got a little taste of it :) and the theatre! I’ve always loved theatre so I appreciated that element too.

the story dragged on from roughly the middle all the way to the end; I wasn't consistently interested in the plot for the entirety of this hefty novel; I think this took me so long to read because plot & charactersGracias a Netgalley pude leer este libro. De hecho fue con este y The Secret Ingredient of Wishes que recomencé en Netgalley.