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Eamonn


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Not exactly Pulp related but anyone who gets the warmth, humour and writing so matter-of-factly about sex and the every day in Jarvis' songs i.e. everyone who reads/posts here, would, I wager, likely be fans of Sue Townsend's writing.

And if you're over 40 it must have been impossible not to encounter the Adrian Mole books at some stage. It's not hard to imagine Jarvis being a keen reader of the series.

Anyway, she passed away last night, and I feel genuinely gutted about it as she was probably my favourite author. Any other fans of her work on here? 



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I loved Adrian Mole. Sad news.

(I'm not over 40 though.)



-- Edited by Jarvgirl on Friday 11th of April 2014 09:42:08 PM

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Me neither ;) but those that grew-up in the '80's would probably remember when the books were everywhere.

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Yes, absolutely! As an over-50 (OMG!!!) I remember the books so well and read them to death, along with the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which probably came out in the late seventies and which I adored.

Eamonn, I was also really sad to read that Sue T had died, although I was aware that she didn't enjoy good health, so I wasn't shocked to hear the news, although, from my perspective now, 68 seems like no age at all.

I agree that the clever observations of the Adrian Mole stories are quite Pulp-ish/Jarvis-esque and, you are right, nobody at the time would have been unaware of Adrian. I believe quite a few baby girls got named Pandora around then, which was a bit like the glut of Samanthas and Tabithas that happened when Bewitched was on the telly (60s and 70s - a bit before your and Jarvgirl's time but I guess you might have seen repeats).

I bet any money Jarvis read Adrian Mole. Probably had his own version of Pandora, too :)

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Eamonn wrote:

Me neither ;) but those that grew-up in the '80's would probably remember when the books were everywhere.

 So nice to be young(-ish) isn't it wink



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Panther wrote:

 I believe quite a few baby girls got named Pandora around then, which was a bit like the glut of Samanthas and Tabithas that happened when Bewitched was on the telly (60s and 70s - a bit before your and Jarvgirl's time but I guess you might have seen repeats).

I bet any money Jarvis read Adrian Mole. Probably had his own version of Pandora, too :)

 Pandora was on my list when I was pregnant with my daughter.



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Aaaah!

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I'm glad I didn't name her Pandora now though with the charm bracelet company. Imagine!



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Oh, yes. Never thought of that!

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Pandora!
I adore ya!
I implore ye
Don't ignore me


Pulp do actually get a mention, and a positive one at that, in the last Mole diary. Remember being chuffed when I read it.

That she managed to keep writing great books despite being fully blind in her latter years, having diabetes and under-going a kidney transplant is incredibly admirable.

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A friend of mine donated me in the early 90's the diary of Adrian Mole and I loved it. Later I've read "The Queen and I" and a few years ago "Queen Camilla". I think these books show really good the Zeitgeist of their time. I remember, that I was in a theatre in Leicester 1993 and saw "The Queen and I" as a play and I was so happy, that so many people were "in" the theme, because in my country the books are not that well known. Yes, it is very sad, that Sue Townsend is dead.

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You might like to know that Adrian Mole and Jarvis get mentioned in the same breath in this article:

www.acrylicafternoons.com/select93.html

(Fifth para from bottom).


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