Dick Francis, a great read
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Dick Francis, a great read
Allietex | Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 07:43 pm     Have any of you read the Dick Francis books? I have read every one several times and own every one. He is one of the few authors that I will buy the book at full price instead of waiting for the libray copy or the paperback. His characters are usually ordinary people with the most interesting jobs. The reactions of the main character are always brave, and intelligent but very understated. They are set around the racing world in England. Sometimes smack dab in the middle of the racing world and sometimes on the edges. Francis was a jockey in his younger life. In fact he was the jockey for the Queen Mother of England. His books are wonderfully easy to read and are magnificantlly researched. Every one becomes an almost instant best seller.I heard recently that his wife has recently died and that she had done much of his research and helped him write his books, but perferred to remain unknown. He says he doesn't know if he can ever write again without her. I hate to think there will be no more Francis books. If you have never tried one, I recommend them highly. |
Wiseolowl | Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 11:23 am     I've read most of them too and enjoy them. Like the horseracing setting - but unlike you I'm not that big a fan that I buy the book - but wait patiently for the public library to get it in!! |
Ryn | Friday, February 07, 2003 - 05:01 pm     I have listened to many on audio tape ;) I always try to get un-abridged ones. |
Jadarville | Saturday, March 22, 2003 - 07:51 pm     I have been a Dick Francis fan since my father put one in my hands when I was about 15. It was "In the Frame" and I was hooked from the opening sentence. I own every single one of his books (one exception, the biography he did on another jockey whose name escapes me at the moment Lester Pigget?) and have read them all several times. I was so sorry to hear of his wife's passing, and the autumn is not the same without a new Dick Francis book to look forward to |
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