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George asked this question about Slow Horses (Slough House, #1):
What's the word play that gets the place called "Slough House", when we're told explicitly that's not its real name? We're also told that it isn't in Slough.
JJ These answers seem to have missed the significance of the actual place called Slough. Which as well as being drab and miserable is also 24miles away f…moreThese answers seem to have missed the significance of the actual place called Slough. Which as well as being drab and miserable is also 24miles away from London. Not actually that far, but far away enough that if one were to work there you’d not be at the beating heart of the action, in MI5 terms. So when Lamb says it’s called Slough House because if you’re there you may as well be in Slough, hes suggesting that not only is it a miserable place to work, but it’s also not where the action is. (less)
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Slow Horses
by Mick Herron
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