Oi, Ash Do you like, or even not mind, magical realism?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

If so, I recommend this series of novels to you; they are filled with London history and colour. Right up your alley, as it were.

Sadly, I have just realised that i must stop reading them immediately, as the autheor's father was a communist :-(

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_of_London_%28novel%29

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

recommended, by the by?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

His father was a proper, full on communist, b. It is better that we do not support his spawn.

I haven't yet; it is on my Kindle, awaiting its turn.

[Berni]

confusing as I get older. The other day, I started reading what I thought was Beevor's book on the Ardennes only to find myself wondering why they were going on about Jimmy Savile's tireless quest to f**k 15 year-olds.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Just my age, I guess.

It's the fault of the Sunday Times. I read the book reviews and order to Kindle as I go, a'feared of forgetting. Of course, this means that I now have a queue of about 200 unread books...

[Ashberto]

It was okay, but I do struggle a bit these days with pretendyness. Certainly very close to home, being set in and around Covent Garden and Kentish Town.

For magical realism in London, the Dirk Gently books are ten times better than the one I read.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

:hehe: You said 'Dick Gently', which is like the opposite of your mum's motto.

[Berni]

Although I believe you can get pumps and pills and things these days.

[Ashberto]

It has a sort of Scottish Dagger sound to it.

[Berni]

dig him up and resurrect him just so I can have the pleasure of kicking him in the balls until at least some of the smug comes out of him.