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Actually it's about a mother who goes missing in the present, not 'entirely' flashbacks. . Would you say to the authors who wrote about living in London during the Blitz as it was happening that they shouldn't mention current events, because it's offensive as you said elsewhere ? That would be absurd. She dated it in the very first chapter with the catastrophic fires we experienced in Australia, we know Joy was missing for 21 days..what's the issue?
This book is not of the historical fiction genre (unlike WWII era.) If you had read the other 45 answers/numerous comments, you would understand "the issue" & the opinions that have been discussed over the past 8 months.
You misunderstand me. I'm talking about novels written in the early 40s contemporaneously such as Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen.
Getting too far off track here. The intent of this original question was discussion of how this book ended, see other 45 answers.
It's entirely relevant because you said current events shouldn't be included in fiction. You said that. I'm rebutting. Just ignore all this if it annoys you.
No, please re-read above: I said current events have nothing to do with anything in THIS particular story! I stand by that, & my last words are... to each his own.
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Actually it's about a mother who goes missing in the present, not 'entirely' flashbacks. . Would you say to the authors who wrote about living in London during the Blitz as it was happening that they shouldn't mention current events, because it's offensive as you said elsewhere ? That would be absurd. She dated it in the very first chapter with the catastrophic fires we experienced in Australia, we know Joy was missing for 21 days..what's the issue?
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This book is not of the historical fiction genre (unlike WWII era.) If you had read the other 45 answers/numerous comments, you would understand "the issue" & the opinions that have been discussed over the past 8 months.
You misunderstand me. I'm talking about novels written in the early 40s contemporaneously such as Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen.
Getting too far off track here. The intent of this original question was discussion of how this book ended, see other 45 answers.
It's entirely relevant because you said current events shouldn't be included in fiction. You said that. I'm rebutting. Just ignore all this if it annoys you.
No, please re-read above: I said current events have nothing to do with anything in THIS particular story! I stand by that, & my last words are... to each his own.
