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 The China Governess - Margery Allingham
 The China Governess - Margery Allingham ... he learned he was adopted. His search in London for the facts of his birth involves a tale of evacuation and a mentally deficient youth, drags up a murder and sets off another, before Albert Campion can reveal the truth.Newest Review: ... or greater extent). The plot Timothy Kinnit is a happy man, being about to marry his beautiful fiancée, Julia Laurell. ... more ... However, suddenly Julia's father withdraws his permission to marry. Timothy and Julia are all set to elope, when Timothy finds out the reason for her father's withdrawal - he is not, as he thought, the son of a wealthy man, but was adopted at a young age. He was born during the Blitz in an impoverished part of London; his real mother was killed and he was 'kidnapped' by a young woman who knew that having a baby would be her only way to the countryside and safety. The Kinnit family governess, Nanny Broome, was asked to take...more |
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The China Governess (Penguin Classic Crime)
Pages: 272, Edition: New edition, Paperback, Penguin Books Ltd Last Update 14.12.2009 06:10
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The China Governess - Margery Allingham: Albert Campion's creator (900 words)
by - written on 25/10/06 (Very useful, 100 readings)
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Margery Allingham is known as one of the Queens of Crime, and brought her fictional detective stories to the fore between the two world wars. Her main character is Albert Campion, televised by Peter Davison (although frankly, having seen the TV show the other night, I'm not sure that Peter Davison fits my image of Campion). This book is one of the Campion series, yet the detective hardly features in the book, which I actually feel is an advantage - Campion is known as a 'silly-ass', but is really quite a bland character, who adds little to Allingham's novels. If you want to start by reading a book that focuses mainly on Campion to get a feel for him as a character, ... Read the complete review
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