Last Seen in London (Lythway Large Print Books) [Import] [Hardcover]

Anna Clarke (Author)

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• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C; Large Print Ed edition (November 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745116469
• ISBN-13: 978-0745116464
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Be Prepared To Suffer Without Foregiveness., June 7, 2006

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Betty Burks "Betty Burks" (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Seen in London (Hardcover)

Cathy was the only American in the small group of post-grad students in Dr. Glenning's English literature class at the University of London. She'd really come to England in search of her missing father. Instead of using college housing, she takes lodging in shabby Bloomsbury lodge and a crippled, elderly neighbor there starts following her. For some people, confrontation is too painful, so Cathy simply avoided the old woman as much as she could.

Finally, she sought the advice of her teacher whose curiosity is aroused by her story. When he left, he'd declared, "I am never wrong" but with men, I have learned, a break-up is never forever. They just wait it out, while the female talks about her problems to others to seek moral support. When it is more than a temporary relationship, women never forget the split and all that took place to cause it. Men who have to control women are called snakes in suits.

You must make your decision or should not have got involved in the first place. Life isn't always fair; some break-ups lead to ultimate suffering for both parties. But, at times, it is better to call a 'time out' so as to get over the hurt --intentionally or unintentional caused by such a simple-seeming thing. How could she cause such an uproar? Mainly, it was a battle of wits -- who was right? In the revenge business, everybody gets hurts, some more than others. But ignoring it, as men want to do, that does no good either. They think they merely get their freedom from that consuming creature, but they never consider the long life ahead alone when they will have to work out what to do with the rest of their lives.

When Cathy gets her teacher involved, and they find the old woman dead, they discover that she had the same last name as Cathy's lost father. Could they be close to finding him after all these years, or has someone devised a cruel and dangerous hoax?

Paula tells James, ""You've won, darling. This is the last time I get myself mixed up in a murder mystery. It leaves one with such a bitter taste. I don't think I'll ever go investigating again." Name is everything, as some use names of someone else. We are at an impassee, Cathy thought, as emptiness consumed her. She decided that she did not love him, but no one wanted him dead. Now, to sleep, as they rode off to freedom. Some affairs leave you in great pain, wallowing in misery. But you must look ahead to a brighter future, perhaps to a better person. No means the relationship is ended for good, but can she say "no" to the one she loves?

Mrs. Clarke used a lot of descriptive prose in her books, and the murder mysteries are so simple to figure out -- like Agatha Christie's.