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Comment from sunnilicious
It is good to be missed and find out that we are loved. Good installment. Good narration mixed with dialogue. Nice installment to your novel. Keep up the great work :)
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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It is good to be missed and find out that we are loved. Good installment. Good narration mixed with dialogue. Nice installment to your novel. Keep up the great work :)
Comment Written 28-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Thanks for the review, Sunnilicious. Glad you're still enjoying this. All the best, Tony
Comment from barbara.wilkey
So Kayla is a drug user. Now things are starting to fall into place. You are doing a great job writing this. You have so many stories going on at once. Great job.
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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So Kayla is a drug user. Now things are starting to fall into place. You are doing a great job writing this. You have so many stories going on at once. Great job.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Thanks for the review, Barbara, and for the six stars. I'm beginning to feel like a juggler with the various story lines! All the best, Tony
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I do understand. Next week I'm introducing a new line in mine.
Comment from giraffmang
Hi Tony.
Another good chapter here. It was bugging me what this story/your writing reminded me of, and the other day it dawned on. British journalist & author Gerald Seymour. It has the same sort of feel to me, populated with 'old school' characters in the British services and such like.
"Woa! Steady on, old girl - maybe Whoa!
It was an old Beatles song, Day Tripper.- it's funny as I had this going through my head from the moment I read the title. lol
Another great read.
G
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reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Hi Tony.
Another good chapter here. It was bugging me what this story/your writing reminded me of, and the other day it dawned on. British journalist & author Gerald Seymour. It has the same sort of feel to me, populated with 'old school' characters in the British services and such like.
"Woa! Steady on, old girl - maybe Whoa!
It was an old Beatles song, Day Tripper.- it's funny as I had this going through my head from the moment I read the title. lol
Another great read.
G
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Comment Written 28-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Thanks for the review, G. I'll have a look at one of Gerald Seymour's books sometime. There are dozens of them on Kindle. It seems that he's about my vintage.
I knew there was something wrong with 'Woa'. Brain must have been in neutral.
All the best, Tony
Comment from djsaxon
OK. I'll happily burn a sixpack. Cheeky Beatles reference but effective. As always, take no prisoners dialogue driven narrative. "Fuddy duddy" doesn't sound very Kayla. It no longer sounds very anybody. Just sayin'. Warm and respectful regards - DJ
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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OK. I'll happily burn a sixpack. Cheeky Beatles reference but effective. As always, take no prisoners dialogue driven narrative. "Fuddy duddy" doesn't sound very Kayla. It no longer sounds very anybody. Just sayin'. Warm and respectful regards - DJ
Comment Written 28-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Thanks for the review, DJ, and for the six stars. I'll have a look at alternatives for fuddy duddy. All the best, Tony
Comment from Tootsie55
Been good getting these extra opportunities to review. As already commented you are doing a terrific job at keeping us all very glued to your tale and wanting much more that I know is coming. No spags as someone else always says.
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Been good getting these extra opportunities to review. As already commented you are doing a terrific job at keeping us all very glued to your tale and wanting much more that I know is coming. No spags as someone else always says.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Thanks for the reviews, Louise and Geoff, and for the matched pair of sixers. Most generous! All the best, Tony
Comment from Pantygynt
Did you get in trouble with our American friends for that word 'oppo'? I remember it as a piece of armed services slang from the sixties and I haven't heard it in years. I wondered if the Yanks would understand it.
I do feel sorry for poor Charles Brandon, caught up in a spy thriller or whatever when all he wanted to do was write travelogues. Still he shouldn't suffer from the block any time in the future.
Another fine episode that keeps us all guessing.
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Did you get in trouble with our American friends for that word 'oppo'? I remember it as a piece of armed services slang from the sixties and I haven't heard it in years. I wondered if the Yanks would understand it.
I do feel sorry for poor Charles Brandon, caught up in a spy thriller or whatever when all he wanted to do was write travelogues. Still he shouldn't suffer from the block any time in the future.
Another fine episode that keeps us all guessing.
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Comment Written 28-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Thanks for the review, Jim. Yes, 'oppo' did strike a bit of transatlantic opposition! I think from Mastery. I've deleted that line now. It didn't seem quite right somehow, even to my imperfect ear.
All the best, Tony
Comment from Sankey
Very good storytelling again. The plot is most definitely getting thicker and thicker. Charles is good to be cautious. No spags and see you on the other side soon.
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Very good storytelling again. The plot is most definitely getting thicker and thicker. Charles is good to be cautious. No spags and see you on the other side soon.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Thanks for the reviews, Louise and Geoff, and for the matched pair of sixers. Most generous! All the best, Tony
Comment from WryWriter
Ut oh. So Kayla is an addict. Ouch. The plot deepens along with the danger to Charles. This chapter was a smooth as a baby's bottom. A most enjoyable read.
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Ut oh. So Kayla is an addict. Ouch. The plot deepens along with the danger to Charles. This chapter was a smooth as a baby's bottom. A most enjoyable read.
Comment Written 28-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Thanks for the review, WryWriter, and for the six stars. I'll be sure to dry the ink on subsequent chapters with talcum powder! All the best, Tony
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Think they quit recommending talcum powder for babies. LOL! LOL!
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I?m with Ogden Nash! A little talcum is always welcome! LOL
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LOL! LOL!
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
Drugs! He gave ... or sold her drugs, and she nipped to the loo to have a sniff! Oh, dear. Things aren't looking too good for her, she has really got herself mixed up with some right villains. Charles has to take a softly, softly approach with Kayla, but will he be able to get any info out of her? I wonder what Andre has to do with all this. And did they really not know Kayla was there? It seems to me they would have been watching him, so surely they saw her when she went in? Hmm, there are more twists and turns in this story than the kids, 'snakes and ladders' board game! I'm loving it! Brillliant as always, my friend. :)) Sandra xxx
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Drugs! He gave ... or sold her drugs, and she nipped to the loo to have a sniff! Oh, dear. Things aren't looking too good for her, she has really got herself mixed up with some right villains. Charles has to take a softly, softly approach with Kayla, but will he be able to get any info out of her? I wonder what Andre has to do with all this. And did they really not know Kayla was there? It seems to me they would have been watching him, so surely they saw her when she went in? Hmm, there are more twists and turns in this story than the kids, 'snakes and ladders' board game! I'm loving it! Brillliant as always, my friend. :)) Sandra xxx
Comment Written 28-Apr-2019
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2019
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Thanks for the lovely review, Sandra, and for the six stars. Snakes and ladders always seemed to go on for ever in our household. Not a good omen for this saga! All the best, Tony