Fic discussion - A Balcony and a View of the Sea by Helen Raven

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A hundred curses on my internet provider - my internet was so slow last night, after a fortnight of being really slow, on top of me being tired, that I couldn't possibly have posted. And just when I had time and inclination and the internet seemed better again this morning, my computer began doing weird things, as if someone was remote controlling it, so that I had to shut it all down and run away from it... It seems normal now, so cross fingers, because I've been wanting to chat about this ever since I finished it (actually before that, while I was reading it!) and I know other people finished it long before I did, so I'd love to hear what you think! I'm going to throw out a few thoughts and wonderings, but I'll put them under a cut to avoid spoilers for people who haven't read it yet.

Do you have thoughts and wonderings about the story? Love it, like it, think it's okay, really dislike it? It's an interesting concept (to me, anyway) - not a sequel or prequel, but an alternative version of the original The Cook and the Warehouseman - what do you reckon to that?

Do come and review/discuss/chat!

A Balcony and a View of the Sea

The Cook and the Warehouseman (original version of A Balcony and a View of the Sea).

( Some wonderings... )