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The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Aberystwyth - Malcolm Pryce


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The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Aberystwyth - Malcolm Pryce

 
Description: ISBN 074757894X / Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Sunday Times: ‘Exuberant comic fantasy’

Newest Review: ... and 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Aberystwyth'. The plot Louie Knight is approached by Gabriel Bassett, an organ ... more

 ... grinder, about a murder that happened one hundred and forty years ago. It involved the death in a fire of the mistress of a house, following a rape and the theft of her jewels. The stable boy is accused of her murder, although he swears that he had nothing to do with it. His monkey, Cleopatra, who was previously an astronaut on the Welsh Space Programme, also asks Louie and his sidekick, Calamity, to help look for a relative of hers. Sounds weird? On top of all this, Louie's on-off girlfriend, Myfanwy, who fe...more

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Premium Review The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Aberystwyth - Malcolm Pryce: Aberystwyth as you have never known it before (958 words)
by - written on 22/10/06 (Very useful, 124 readings)
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Introduction It was the cover of the first book in the series; 'Aberystwyth Mon Amour' that first caught my attention. I read the synopsis on the back cover and decided I had to give it a try. Having enjoyed that, I was delighted to get hold of this particular book, the third in the series. The first thing to realise about the series is that it is not about Aberystwyth as it exists today, but rather is Aberystwyth set in a parallel universe, where Louie Knight, private detective a la Raymond Chandler, investigates the most bizarre of crimes. The second thing to realise is that the book is very tongue in cheek - in no way is it meant to be taken seriously. There is ...  Read the complete review

 

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